Young people not in education, employment or training have often missed out on opportunities to develop essential employment skills. The Nuffield Foundation has launched a...
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...
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The Institute for Learning (IfL) has renewed its call for an alignment of further education teachers’ professional status with that of teachers in schools. According…
Anyone who has worked in the FE sector for any length of time knows a great deal about metrics. It sometimes seems that someone is…
As you begin to gear up for the new academic year you’ll no doubt be reviewing the information you hold about employers. You’ll probably also…
Apprentices working for the NHS in the West Midlands are helping to bring fresh talent and diversity to the sector. According to the National Apprenticeship…
The UK needs to drastically improve its skills and employment systems if it is to remain competitive, a report has warned. The UK Commission for…
A year ago many providers were still hesitant about getting involved with social media sites such as Twitter. However, over the last year, quite a…
The UK’s top apprentices and their employers have been revealed by the National Apprenticeship Service (NAS). Finalists for this year’s National Apprenticeship Awards include an…
Have you had lots of prospectuses printed this year? Have you got hundreds of them ready to be sent out over the summer or available…
Barton Peveril College ‘saved me’, reveals actor Colin Firth Film star Colin Firth made an emotional tribute to Further Education today as he received a…
It has been five years since Sir Andrew Foster’s report characterised Further Education as the “disadvantaged” and “neglected middle child between Higher Education and schools”.…
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