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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New research reveals parents to be the most influential factors in students’ decisions about the future. The study “Parent power dominates education choices“, conducted by…
Your organisation joined in when Twitter and Facebook came along. You’ve done some blogging and e-mail marketing, too, but is all of this activity helping…
Which publishing platforms do you favour in your organisation? No doubt you’ve already published your prospectuses, so you’re still using print media. Maybe you’re running…
The Institute for Learning (IfL) has backed the government’s latest review on a Fair Access to Professional Careers, focusing on the FE teaching profession as…
Nearly 10,000 teachers and trainers in the FE and skills sector have attained Qualified Teacher Learning and Skills (QTLS) status, according to the Institute for…
If you’ve decided to move on from FE, and you really don’t want a job in another organisation, then you’re faced with another question. Is…
Members of the Institute for Learning (IfL) with Qualified Teacher Learning and Skills (QTLS) status are now being recognised as qualified to teach in schools.…
The Further Education sector has rallied to support the value of Apprenticeships, in response to a BBC1 Panorama television programme last night that criticised their…
Once you’ve made your decision to leave the FE sector, and you’ve worked out how you’re going to manage your exit, you’ll also need to…
Quite a few people in FE are reassessing their career options at the moment. As a result some of them will decide to leave the…
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