Ensuring that the further education (FE) sector has a high-quality teaching workforce is critical to the government’s ambitions for the sector and its wider industrial...
One of the strangest things about the current AI conversation is how quickly people jump from “this tool improves efficiency” to “human judgement is now...
Further education colleges across the UK continue to demonstrate resilience and ingenuity in the face of sustained financial pressure. While funding remains constrained and costs...
The SEND Transition Collective, convened by the Education and Training Foundation (ETF) in partnership with FE News, brought together senior practitioners, policy advisors, and FE...
The reform of technical education in England has reached a pivotal moment. With T Levels now established across the post-16 landscape, attention is turning to...
There’s a belief that AI will somehow fix educational marketing. That by automating outreach, refining targeting and increasing output, institutions will naturally see better engagement...
As devolution reshapes England’s skills system and the second iteration of LSIPs comes into focus, attention is rightly turning to how regional ambition becomes delivery. Suzanne Slater, Commercial...
When one in seven young people in the UK are not in education, employment or training (NEET) by the age of 23, this is not just a concerning statistic –...
In further education policy, “closing skills gaps” is often framed as a technical challenge with straightforward solutions: expand provision, add courses, increase qualification levels. It’s...
She did everything right. When she received her ADHD diagnosis in her early forties, she told her employer, followed the correct processes, and waited for...
“ The British Racing School has cantered through it’s evaluation by the Adult Learning Inspectorate (ALI). The ALI were very impressed with the Newmarket based…
“ Young people who learn their trade through apprenticeships will earn more throughout their working lives. Research from Sheffield University shows they can earn more…
“ The Basic Skills Agency, in association with South Wales Police and Cardiff City Council’s Parade ESOL Service, has produced “Police ESOL”; an English language…
“ Secretary of State for Education and Skills Ruth Kelly has told delegates at the Association of Colleges (AoC) annual conference that the FE sector…
“ A study set up to establish what employers are seeking in their applicants by the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) has highlighted a…
“ A new investment of £366 million into educating service and civilian personnel has been announced by the Ministry of Defence (MoD). The investment comes…
“ Britain’s vocational learning providers have lent their support to the Government’s Social Exclusion Unit (SEU) after it highlighted concerns about the cut-off of support…
“ At times, it could appear to the casual observer that the concept of “citizenship” in modern Britain is a phenomenon more talked about than…
“ In a recent speech, the new Chief Inspector for Ofsted, Maurice Smith, took the opportunity to state that he believes that the inspection regime…
“ How quickly the world doth change! And on the whole, Britain needs to be far more adaptable to the changes in demands, from learners,…
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