While the headlines this year have gone to pathways and funding, the deepest apprenticeship reform is happening in a corner of the system most commentary...
Ten academic years ago, I wrote for FE News about challenging stereotypes, inspired by the late MP Jo Cox. As another academic year begins, I...
Almost a million young people in the UK are not in education, employment, or training (NEET). That’s a grim milestone that’s only marginally dropped in the latest quarter according to the ONS....
“Employers are far more likely to engage when they believe the organisation contacting them understands the commercial environment in which they operate.” We cannot solve...
The financial pressures facing UK higher education have reached a point where we need to ask a more fundamental question: is the problem simply that universities...
Higher and degree apprenticeships should be one of the most powerful drivers of social mobility. They offer the chance to earn while learning, gain real...
The hiring and recruitment space is experiencing more change than ever before. Just under a million 16 to 24-year-olds in the UK are now out...
Last week brought a welcome signal that the government is ready to rethink GCSE maths resits. Education Secretary Lucy Powell acknowledged that failing to get...
In a few short weeks, tens of thousands of young people fresh from receiving their A-level and BTEC results will head off to university to...
As August draws to a close, Further Education settles into a particular rhythm. INSET days land in the final week of the month, enrolment week...
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Construction is a vital contributor to the regional economy. And it’s set to increase in importance with a number of projects either in development or…
With the news that the target of creating 3m new apprenticeships by 2020 is now unrealistic – the professional body for the motor industry, Institute…
As the UK stands on the verge of an agreement on the withdrawal from the European Union (EU), or a no-deal situation, what impact is…
According to new research published today (10 Jan) by City & Guilds Group, “Flex for success?” an overwhelming 92% of levy-paying employers want to see…
Getting the right workforce in place is the biggest barrier to the government’s ambitions for children and young people’s mental health services. Most young people…
In recent years, there has been an increasing focus on the need to improve the technical education system in England. Successive governments have recognised the…
Drawing on her experience as a Love to Read tutor – a reading intervention programme devised by education recruitment specialists Supply Desk – Teaching Assistant…
The UK has had a problem with skills shortage for a while now. Every region is facing the task of tackling its own skills gaps…
Teachers and trainers in the Further Education and Training sector may be missing the potential of their learners with conditions such as dyslexia, dyspraxia, ADHD…
ONE of the biggest changes facing employers committed to the apprenticeship scheme is the way their apprentices now complete their qualifications. Apprentices who complete an…
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