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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When it comes to diversity and inclusion (D&I), this year saw great strides made in moving the needle on how businesses not only talk about…
With over half of graduates planning to start their own business and go it alone, how can aspiring entrepreneurs benefit from accelerated learning programs? Aspiring…
Welcome to FE Soundbite Edition #466 This week was Colleges Week and Love our Colleges. It is great to have weeks like this, I also…
In conjunction with recent investigations, ESFA have issued notices to terminate contracts with 3aaa. Since the closure of 3aaa, ESFA have established a taskforce to…
Since the introduction of tuition fees, the proportion of students graduating in science degrees increased by a third and women now make up 50% of…
A new Institute for Ethical AI in Education (IEAIED) launched today (Thursday) at Speakers’ House to tackle the threat young people face due to the…
FE students let down by classroom tech, educators call for Government support in improving technology uptake. Many FE students are being let down by classroom…
This week is College’s Week and today, Wednesday 17 October, the #LoveOurColleges campaign group will be lobbying for FE colleges support in Parliament Square. Over…
Matt Hancock’s speech to the 2018 #MadeByDyslexia global summit (16 Oct) about the challenges he has faced and the great benefits he has gained from…
Changing lives is part of the day job at Stockton Riverside College. No one knows that more than their newly appointed Campus Principal Lesley Graham.…
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