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...
Reith lecturer and surgeon Dr Atul Gawande held me spellbound recently when he spoke about The Century of the System. As I listened I realised…
Reith lecturer and surgeon Dr Atul Gawande held me spellbound recently when he spoke about The Century of the System. As I listened I realised…
Reith lecturer and surgeon Dr Atul Gawande held me spellbound recently when he spoke about The Century of the System. As I listened I realised…
… is an employment services with integrated health provision. As we near the end of the year and of course Christmas, I can’t help but…
The government yesterday responded to an inquiry into adult English and maths skills with a short film to highlight the impact that gaining these skills…
Ofsted released its annual report yesterday, showing more FE colleges are achieving ‘good’ or ‘outstanding’ as well as a continued improvement in the delivery of…
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) were heralded as once-in-a-generation game changers. Coursera, one of the biggest providers of these free, online courses from some of…
Business Secretary Vince Cable has announced the government has fulfilled its promise to start two million Apprenticeships in this Parliament. To mark the occasion, Mr…
George Osborne, the Chancellor, delivered an Autumn statement yesterday that included plans to scrap employer National Insurance contributions for apprentices aged under 25, while expanding…
Attending the Association of Colleges Annual Conference and Exhibition 2014 recently was mind blowing. Over one thousand leaders from across the UK further education sector…
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