100,000 placements is a welcome start. Who helps young people get to day one? In thirty-five years working in careers guidance, I have watched a...
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...
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A recent article in Edtech Review looks at how 14 to 30 year olds are using social media platforms and whether they are appropriate for…
From January the digital apprenticeship service opens up creating a marketplace for employers and enabling organisations to choose training providers, advertise vacancies and select an…
The reason I took up yoga was to become more flexible – well, that and to gain a blessed rest from the children. I can’t…
During his Presidential campaign, Republican candidate Donald Trump made much of reviving the nation’s construction industry by undertaking big infrastructure projects which would create jobs.…
Rami Bouhassoun’s journey to west London has been a long and traumatic one which started when he left a war torn Syria in 2014, after…
By helping further education colleges to prepare students for their future careers in industry, we’re addressing an issue high on the agenda for academia and…
A specialist technology firm is gearing up for expansion in 2017 as it looks to create new jobs on the back of demand for its…
In recent months the value of internationalism (which advocates greater political and economic cooperation among nations and peoples) has been overshadowed by certain political events,…
After 15 years working with owners of fast-growth businesses and five years helping young people boost their employability, I’m convinced we can do more to…
A world class education system is within our grasp – but only if serious capacity challenges are urgently addressed, says Ofsted’s outgoing Chief Inspector. Sir…
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