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...
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...
This data set gives a regional breakdown of the number and proportion of ‘stuck’ schools in each region. Documents Stuck schools as at 31 August…
Ofsted’s Annual Report examines the quality of schools, early years, children’s social care and further education and skills. Contents Annual Report 2018/19 Announcements Statistics and…
Ofsted’s Annual Report presents our findings for the areas we inspect in early years childcare, schools, further education and skills and social care. Documents The…
Estimates of employment, unemployment, economic inactivity and other employment-related statistics for the UK. Documents UK labour market statistics: January 2020 https://www.ons.gov.uk/releases/uklabourmarketjanuary2020 Details Official statistics are…
According to new @ONS statistics, the youth unemployment rate is at 11.3%. pic.twitter.com/HBsHNTsCKI — DWP Press Office (@dwppressoffice) January 21, 2020 Regional, local authority and…
The Education Secretary’s evidence to the School Teachers’ Review Body (STRB) about the 2020 pay award for teachers and school leaders. Documents Government evidence to…
Research looking at what interventions improve the level of attainment for disadvantaged students in the further education and adult learning sectors. Documents Improving attainment among…
Sets out the case for a What Works Centre for further education and adult learning. Documents Investing in ‘what works’ activity in further education and…
The public’s attitude to social mobility in 2019. Documents Barometer: social mobility 2019 to 2020 PDF, 566KB, 37 pages This file may not be suitable…
Poll highlights stark regional differences in people’s perceptions of their life prospects. People living in the north-east are the most pessimistic about their chances to…
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