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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This year’s update of PwC’s Golden Age Index shows that the OECD has continued its gradual progress towards greater engagement of older people in the…
A few weeks ago, I went to a Solidarity in Tech event about how to increase inclusion in tech. To be honest, I didn’t really know what…
The catering industry continues to grow year on year, with new trends and restaurant designs influencing how the industry approaches food, and customer’s attitudes towards…
New research by businesswomen Susanna Lawson and Jane Knight aims to help employers gain a better understanding of how to support women returning to work…
This is an important moment for further education. On March 29th 2019, after forty-five years of membership, Britain will leave the European Union. It is…
The winners of the 2018 ERSA Employability Awards, sponsored by Clarion Futures, were announced last night at a special evening ceremony in London attended by…
This June the Sona Peskin became the first person to pass an EPA on the new Adult Care Worker standard. At the age of 46, Olu Abiola, decided to leave his job…
This morning new figures from the Department for Education reveal that the number of apprenticeship starts have fallen significantly, once again, which brings the effectiveness…
We have teamed up with City & Guilds to produce a report looking into the issue of current and projected skills gaps in the UK.…
Vikki Liogier, Head of Learning Technologies explains how the ETF is supporting the Further Education and Skills workforce to become digital citizens with the development of…
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