Term has started, and colleges are still settling timetables and filling gaps in delivery. It's a good moment to look at who's teaching under subcontracted...
Adult learners are already investing in new careers; policy should turn that commitment into a connected journey from entry-level competence to higher technical progression. The...
The funded management ladder has gone. Team Leader at Level 3, Operations Manager at Level 5, Chartered Manager at Level 6, Coaching Professional, Improvement Practitioner,...
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...
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The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) has released a report looking at comparisons of spending per pupil across different stages of education. The report shows…
A great evening was had by all celebrating the most outstanding colleges, training providers and individuals within the FE sector at the TES FE Awards on…
In response this morning’s NEET stats revealing that young people not in education, employment or training (NEET) decreased slightly for the 19-24 and 16-24 age…
The Apprenticeship Diversity Champions Network (ADCN) has been launched today to help promote diversity within apprenticeships. The network of 23 employers includes organisations such as…
“I find the staff we’ve recruited from prisons are among the best colleagues we’ve got.” – James Timpson, CEO of Timpsons. We’ve discussed both the…
Cross-party line up of mayoral candidates backs call for levy to be replaced with £5.1 billion devolved ‘Skills Levy’ to boost investment in ‘left behind’…
According to reports in the media, apprenticeships are great. They’re becoming more and more popular and have huge backing from the government, so it seems…
City & Guilds recently polled 500 senior decision makers from a range of organisations to ask them about their skills and recruitment needs and gauge…
While it’s always been necessary for Further Education (FE) providers to collect, generate and disseminate marketing information, its effective use has never been so vital.…
Concerning lack of knowledge uncovered less than two months until introduction of levy A third (33%) of UK employers who will be eligible to pay…
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