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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The principle of equal pay legislation has been around for over 40 years; it is a central tent of UK and EU law. The general…
New report sets out how to fix ‘broken career guidance system’ Career guidance in schools is failing pupils and damaging the economy, according to the…
The Department for Business Innovation and Skills (BIS) has recently published its information note to FE colleges – Appointment of the Secretary of State as…
For teachers looking for a practical, effective way to give learners more flexible access to resources, Virtual Learning Environments (VLEs) are an obvious answer. Most…
The Government has recently launched a formal consultation on zero hours contracts. The Business Secretary Vince Cable had been leading a review on the issue…
Recent findings from the OECD – as reported by FE News – comparing the skills of 16-to-65-year-olds across 34 countries should be a real wake up…
Teachers should reclaim the moral purpose of education and strive for a greater sense of community, according to speakers at the annual meeting of the…
There have been no applications for the adult learner loans announced earlier this year for higher-level or advanced Apprenticeships, according to figures out today. In…
Businesses and universities are being asked to decide which vocational qualifications to include in new league tables for 16-19 year olds. Only occupational qualifications that…
The government has announced changes to the planning system which will make it easier to set up new state-funded schools. This precedes the government’s recent…
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