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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This summer the Education and Training Foundation launched a new free workforce data service for the FE sector, covering all types of provider. The SIR…
In an ideal and simplistic world an effective work preparation programme should give your learners three things: Employer Awareness – are your learners aware of…
The 9th Annual CBI/Pearson Education and Skills Survey was released recently. This is an opportunity for 500 organisations, collectively employing 3.2 million people, to have…
The looming change of funding for apprentices raises questions for employers, providers and learners alike. Is this a carefully thought-out plan to increase the number…
Despite the very serious threat of cuts to 16-18 apprenticeships, the Government’s apparent enthusiasm to push on with the levy and achieve the 3m target…
UTC Reading, a University Technical College that delivers computer science and engineering excellence aims to spread a better understanding of the currently over-complex system which…
Greater Manchester’s lead on skills and employment tells us why devolution and the changing educational landscape make it the perfect place for young people to…
This year around half a million students are entering higher education – a record number. But whilst the volume of students with A levels remains…
The latest ONS research comparing graduate and apprentice earnings show that nearly a third of graduates now earn less per hour than the average worker…
In what has been billed as the biggest change in a generation, the process of the 2017 business rates revaluation is well under way. Richard…
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