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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Staff Individualised Records (SIR) data is collected by the Education and Training Foundation (ETF) on an annual basis from all types of provider across the…
The Lord’s Economic Affairs Committee report, published today (11 Jun), “Inquiry into the Economics of Higher, Further and Technical Education” will make for some challenging…
Damian Hinds speech at National Governance Association conference (9 Jun), where he sets out plans to boost training for governors and strengthen accountability of academies: I…
The Universities Minister calls for a better deal for students at the HEPI annual conference: Thank you Nick. It is a pleasure to be here…
Why most CEOs are failing to successfully gender balance their businesses The new millennium is already into its 18th year and yet the representation of…
Local MP, The Rt Hon John Hayes CBE MP, has been granted a fellowship of the City and Guilds London Institute for his ‘outstanding contribution…
Before the Whitson holiday, I was (like most of my colleagues) exhausted, and when I walked around the College I could see the strain on…
Demand for End Point Assessors Much has been written about the new arrangements for assessing apprentices and how different this is, with “new skills” needed.…
The Guardian’s university league tables are out and the headline news is that Nottingham Trent University has overtaken Nottingham University, “a member of the elite…
The hospitality industry is facing many challenges and with Brexit on the horizon, things could be about to get even tougher. Strategic Consultant Kate Temple-Brown…
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