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 has definitely been one of the strangest weeks of my life, during which we received funding details for the future coupled with a national…
There are currently two distinct profiles of education leavers, they are either profile A: those that have no expectations and therefore expect to spend ‘life…
A survey by the British Chambers of Commerce of 3,000 firms found that nine out of 10 respondents thought school leavers were not ready for…
We can all sense it. For so many colleges the perfect storm is gathering, challenging growth and even survival, in an increasingly complex climate. When…
The Skills Funding Agency has announced that funding for non-apprenticeship adult further education in England will be decreasing by about 25% in 2015-16. Below is…
The Association of Employment and Learning Providers (AELP) has launched a suite of professional development resources for Apprenticeship providers. The resources include guides, tool-kits, staff…
Not for profit group Youth Employment UK CIC has launched a new free charter to help more employers engage young people. The Youth Friendly Charter…
There will be significant opportunities for training providers over the next five years as skills issues rise to the top of the political agenda, according…
This week’s post has brought the annual reminders to pay membership fees from our respective professional bodies in accountancy and HR. More concerning is the…
If you are currently engrossed in Wolf Hall, you will have just witnessed the birth of Elizabeth, daughter to Anne Boleyn and Henry VIII. While…
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