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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Ever wondered about going it alone in the future? Confident that you have a killer business thought from which to make your fortune? Turns out…
In the past three years, the profile of apprenticeships has skyrocketed with a new system implemented in 2015 and the Apprenticeship Levy coming into full…
In her speech to the AoC Annual Conference, Ofsted Chief Inspector, Amanda Spielman caused something of a stir in her comments about colleges chasing income…
Students aren’t generally expected to be the best at money management – with loans, interest-free overdrafts, and numerous discounts to tempt them into spending –…
SUTTON TRUST RESEARCH FINDS CONFUSION AROUND THE LAW ON INTERNS. Over a quarter of graduates surveyed (27%) have taken on an unpaid internship, with many…
Apprenticeships and Skills Minister Anne Milton speech at the Association of Colleges conference: It gives me enormous pleasure to be joining you at the Association…
You were thinking – or was it just hoping – that you were going to get the job you recently applied for, but you didn’t.…
Once apprenticeship training ends, learners are tested on their knowledge and skills in the area they have been training. This will demonstrate their ability to…
Don’t risk your investment by choosing the wrong apprenticeship provider, says Tracey Matthews, Assistant Principal for Apprenticeships, Milton Keynes College, as it launches its Real Apprenticeships campaign: In the…
There is a 2.3% starts target for the public sector over the course of this Parliament. Sector response to the publication of public sector apprenticeship data:…
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