“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...
The hiring and recruitment space is experiencing more change than ever before. Just under a million 16 to 24-year-olds in the UK are now out...
Last week brought a welcome signal that the government is ready to rethink GCSE maths resits. Education Secretary Lucy Powell acknowledged that failing to get...
In a few short weeks, tens of thousands of young people fresh from receiving their A-level and BTEC results will head off to university to...
As August draws to a close, Further Education settles into a particular rhythm. INSET days land in the final week of the month, enrolment week...
The first in a new series examining international careers, employability and skills systems, and what England might responsibly learn from them. Introduction There is something...
When it comes to employees, further education doesn't suffer from a shortage of enthusiasm or dedication. In fact, an analysis of FE staff survey responses...
Level 1 and 2 results day (not just GCSE as will become clear below) provides an annual reminder of the failings of our educational system....
Speaking to the NEON summit on widening access and mobility, Universities Minister Michelle Donelan, outlines a new approach to social mobility. Thank you, Graeme, and…
The results of Ofqual’s survey of perceptions of vocational and technical qualifications in England. Conducted January to March 2020. Documents Perceptions of Vocational and Technical…
The results of Ofqual’s surveys of perceptions of general qualifications and vocational and technical qualifications in England. Ofqual has today (1 July 2020) published Wave…
Results of an annual survey of heads of schools, teachers, general public, parents, students, employers and higher education institutions in England. Documents Perceptions Survey Wave…
A tool to help colleges compare their financial performance with others in the sector. Documents College financial benchmarking tool MS Excel Spreadsheet, 7.39MB This file…
This information allows FE colleges to compare their financial data with national totals and other colleges and organisations. ESFA financial management: college accounts The latest…
New subcontracting standard to tackle poor oversight and fraud ESFA, as part of new measures, will implement a subcontracting standard and reduce, significantly, the volume…
Today, the prime minister has set out the first steps in the strategy to rebuild Britain and fuel economic recovery across the UK. In response,…
Our consultation on draft statutory guidance on exam boards’ arrangements for appeals this summer and decisions on GCSE, AS and A level autumn exams. Students…
Summary Proposals on statutory guidance in relation to the GQCovid regulatory framework. This consultation closes at 11:45pm on 14 July 2020 Consultation description We are…
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