As we await Alan Milburn’s final review of young people and work, much of the debate has understandably focused on the scale of youth inactivity,...
A college can achieve a strong staff survey response rate and still fail to hear from some of the people it most needs to understand....
In a special feature for FE News to mark Get the Nation Learning Week, Alison Morris, Director of Policy at Skills Federation brings together members...
The Government’s Youth Guarantee is a welcome recognition that too many young people are being left behind. But if it is to succeed over the...
Picture a meeting that covers a change to timetables, a new adjustments plan, or a restructure proposal. Everyone nods. Actions are agreed. Then, over the...
There has been increased debate over youth participation in education and employment, and the scale of the challenge is undeniable. Nearly one million young people...
Every November the Department for Education counts the school workforce, and every year the headline is about teachers. This year's count, published last month, is...
Think about the young people leaving further education this year. One might be heading to university. Another is starting an apprenticeship. One is going straight...
The forthcoming Budget and the Milburn Review will bring further focus onto participation, opportunity and workforce development; apprenticeships are once again set to occupy a...
Kerry Boffey of FIN asks if nominee training is about preparing for an Ofsted inspection or should it be doing something much bigger. Of course,...
Welcome to Soundbite Edition 700! 24th June 2023: Simplify the Skills System, and forget AI… OI is the new big thing! This is the weekly…
Welcome to Soundbite Edition 699! 17th June 2023: How have College mergers affected Ofsted inspections and outcomes? This is the weekly e-newsletter and e-journal brought…
Welcome to Soundbite Edition 698! 10th June 2023: Have you heard about the new £48M SIF (Skills Injection Fund) for HTQs? This is the weekly…
Welcome to Soundbite Edition 697! 2nd June 2023: Apprenticeship withdrawals cost training providers £1.8bn This is the weekly e-newsletter and e-journal brought to you by FE…
Welcome to Soundbite Edition 696! 27th May 2023. What is APAR… forget RoATP and EPAO there is a new acronym in town: Apprenticeship Providers and…
Welcome to Soundbite Edition 695! 20th May 2023. This week the girls are taking over! This is the weekly e-newsletter and e-journal brought to you…
Are Term-time workers entitled to National Minimum Wage for 52 weeks? FE Soundbite 694 (13th May 2023). This is the weekly e-newsletter and e-journal brought…
Could 50,000 prison-leavers plug labour shortages? FE Soundbite 693 (6th May 2023). This is the weekly e-newsletter and e-journal brought to you by FE News: ISSN 2732-4095.…
What do MPs have to say about Post 16 Qualification reform? FE Soundbite 692 (29th April 2023). This is the weekly e-newsletter and e-journal brought…
Amanda Spielman on Ofsted Reform and will ChatGPT make marking coursework impossible? Soundbite edition 691. This is the weekly e-newsletter and e-journal brought to you…
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