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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Launch of new End Point Assessment Qualification Accredited Training International are today launching our new qualification aimed at supporting End Point Assessment across the UK.…
We’re one year on from the introduction of the Apprenticeship Levy and we have a lot to reflect on: more than £1.39 billion has been…
This is part 3 of a daily analysis of the Reform report on the Apprenticeship Levy that FE News are running this week. Maintaining the…
This is part 2 of a daily analysis of the Reform report on the Apprenticeship Levy that FE News are running this week. Having considered the number…
An Anniversary of Apprenticeships. As we celebrate the first anniversary of the new Apprenticeship Levy, it’s timely to use the occasion to celebrate what’s working…
This is part 1 of a daily analysis of the Reform report on the Apprenticeship Levy that FE News are running this week. The levy formally came…
For many, the concept of end-point assessment is still new. The independent nature of the assessor’s role is new, the concept of grading is new,…
Many low-skill and management training courses have been incorrectly labelled as ‘apprenticeships’ to attract millions in government subsidies through the apprenticeship levy, according to a…
On the anniversary of the levy we brought together leading employers, providers and researchers to consider the future of apprenticeships policy. What did we learn?…
Your resume is the perfect place to highlight all that you have achieved during your further education. According to CIPD, there were on average 19…
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