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...
The National Centre for Diversity has announced the judging panel for the nominated award categories for the FE Sector Awards 2016. The inaugural FE Sector…
When making a decision about their future post-GCSEs and beyond, young people are faced with a range of choices. In an ideal world, the path…
As many of us will know, in recent years, there has been a fundamental shift in the average school-leaver mind-set. These learners are now more…
George Osborne announced the first purely Conservative Budget for 19 years on Wednesday, outlining measures including welfare reforms and a company levy to fund apprenticeships.…
Over the past decade Edge has championed the importance and benefits of high quality technical, practical and vocational education and training, seeking a closer alignment…
We work with private training providers and colleges across the UK and see the same issues everywhere we go. Organisations invest in learner attraction as…
Functional Skills should be an acceptable alternative to good English and maths GCSEs that Childcare Apprenticeships now require on exit, rather than entry, according to…
There is a 9% improvement in success rate for Functional Skills when learners use e-learning resources for 15 hours, a report from The University of…
With the government pledging to create 3 million apprenticeship starts over the course of this parliament there is again a focus on alternative options for…
We must review in-house training for staff who are already employed. This has been where the increase in Apprenticeships numbers has come from over the…
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