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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The beginning of the new term brings many changes for those taking their first steps into higher and further education: new places, new routines, new…
Stress is something that every student, no matter their age, course, location or level of study, will experience. It’s also something that can have a…
There are misconceptions about the routes to progress into careers in engineering, which is having an impact on the number of young people entering these…
Minister of State for Employment, Alok Sharma MP’s speech at the launch of ERSA’s race, employment and ethnicity report (31 Oct) on the government’s action to support…
Higher education needs a sharper focus on graduate outcomes, the teaching of skills and improving access for those from disadvantaged backgrounds says the Education Committee…
Welcome to FE Soundbite Edition #468 Today is FE Soundbite’s 9th birthday! The budget dominated the news this week. Particularly the 50% reduction in SME’s…
This week’s Budget reaffirmed the Government’s commitment to apprenticeships – even if Chancellor Philip Hammond has effectively confirmed that the initial three million starts target…
Recently the media has been shining a bright light on the role of packaging and its effect on the environment. In response, businesses across the…
In his budget on 29th Oct, the Chancellor announced, “The Era of Austerity is finally coming to an End”. Earlier in the day the Prime…
Research shows that, in Britain, 70% of adults sleep below the recommended amount of seven to eight hours, losing an average of 41 minutes of…
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