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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A rapidly growing economy and a modern world brings with it a range of advantages and benefits. But the risks should not be forgotten about…
As a member of the BAME Apprenticeship Alliance advisory panel, I see the work that goes into promoting diversity in apprenticeships, and the huge difference it makes for people across the…
Tipped as a safe pair of hands, the new Secretary of Secretary for State for Housing, Communities and Local Government seems to have all the…
Welcome to this month’s Flashback Friday, where we take a look back through time at the most read May article, in the year: 2017: £200m…
I’m not steeped in the history of HR procurement through Managed Service Providers (MSP) arrangements and contracts, but it has been a well established vehicle…
The introduction of End Point Assessment (EPA) into new Apprenticeship standards brings a fresh challenge for apprentices, employers and, in particular, Assessors. However, as many…
As universities wait to hear if the government is going to slash tuition fees – and thus their income – in a bid to win…
The recent government statistics showing that the UK is enjoying the highest levels of employment on record, masks the reality of the alarming rise in…
Good policy-making and strategy building always has to start with data, evidence and evaluation – the bricks and mortar that keep the policy framework together.…
I have been widely criticised in the past for being Anti College. Let me set the record straight; they do amazing work. I am a…
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