The government's plans for young people will go further if they are built around the colleges already providing technical pathways, work placements and apprenticeships, argues...
A learner asked me a question this year that every teacher in the sector will recognise, or soon will: if the software is intelligent, why...
I’m writing this just before heading off on a family camping trip to Yorkshire, which means the house is currently a chaotic blend of optimism,...
There are now 11 applicants for every degree apprenticeship place in England, up from 3 just three years ago, according to government data. That competition...
Every year, apprenticeship providers brace themselves for a new set of funding rules. The annual ritual is familiar: download the document, highlight the changes, update...
Using AI to help draft a lesson plan is one thing. Using it to assess whether a prospective learner should study at Level 2 or...
Provider achievement rates receive significant attention from boards, governors and executive teams because they provide a straightforward indication of overall performance. They are often one...
Long-time observers of the UK skills system are prone to wearily observing that it is fragmented, complex and a victim of policy inconsistency over time....
According to the Student Mental Health Study, 37% of first-year university students show moderate-to-severe anxiety or depression. This is nearly double the national rate for...
The biggest challenges facing the further education workforce are no great secret. Pay remains a big concern. Funding pressures limit what colleges can offer, while recruitment difficulties...
“ The European Social Fund (ESF) has supported hundreds of initiatives throughout the United Kingdom enabling Further Education to reach more individuals than ever. Last…
“ The Women and Work Commission has released a gender pay report which further highlights the pay gap between men and women within Britain. It…
“ Regular readers of FE News will be all too aware that conferences are quite similar to emails from friends; there is an extended barren…
“ In the fifth and penultimate installment of the series, FE News reporter Sara Hashash looks at the failures in matching the areas” ethnic profile…
“ It was announced on the 3rd June 2005, that Jim Rose, former Deputy Chief Inspector of Schools, was to lead an independent review to…
“ The National Union of Students (NUS) has hailed parts of the immigration points proposal unveiled recently by the UK government. Its International Students” Officer,…
The Learning Skills Development Agency (LSDA) has just launched the results of the national survey they conducted among Futher Education colleges. The report was called…
“ The publication of the new Education and Skills White Paper for FE has received a cautious welcome from the University and College Lecturers” Union…
“ The Forum on Prisoner Education (FPE) have re ““ opened the prison education debate by publishing a report showing that the Government have failed…
“ The “Construction Learning for London” project currently underway in the capital is a European-funded initiative intended to provide workers with the training they need…
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