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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New research carried out by the membership organisation, the Association of Colleges (AoC) [i], has revealed that three quarters (74%) of further education colleges in…
As a committed vocational trainer it is hard to admit that I’ve attended some pretty poor training sessions. I find it even harder to admit…
The Association of Colleges (AoC) has today launched a consultation with its members on proposals for the future shape and focus of the Association. This…
On 23rd January the Prime Minister Theresa May revealed plans for a new, more interventionist, industrial strategy, designed to boost the post-Brexit UK economy. The…
The provisional apprenticeship figures were released today relating to Q1 2016/17 (August 2016 to October 2016). Here is the link to the full stats Summary…
Who would be a student today? What was once a relatively carefree occupation – an exciting step into the adult world, the opportunity to study…
The start of a new year gives us a chance to refocus and make sure that we are heading in the right direction. 2017 will…
61 MPs write to Apprenticeships and Skills Minister demanding publication of overdue adult education strategy MPs call on government to bring back ‘Night Schools’ and…
Education Secretary sets out the role of education in removing obstacles to social mobility and ensuring young people fulfil their potential: It is a pleasure to…
Somewhat perversely, modern humans have traditionally adopted January as the month for new resolutions. Looking forward, not backwards, and planning for the year ahead (hopefully…
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