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...
Despite various reports claiming an improved financial outlook for the UK, most economists are still trying to manage expectations. The fact that interest rates are…
The Association of Colleges (AoC) has secured a top PR award for its grassroots-led campaign that helped extend free meals to disadvantaged 16-18 olds in…
Baroness Scott, chief executive of employment charity Tomorrow’s People, discusses supporting those most at risk of being unemployed to give them the best chance after…
Inclusion caught up with Lord Baker at the Youth Employment Convention last month to share his views with FE News on how to improve youth…
Most FE providers have strategies, objectives, a business plan and a mission statement. They also focus on getting good Ofsted reports. Most FE providers also…
The Queen’s Speech today set out ambitions to achieve two million Apprenticeships by 2015 There have been more than 1.7 million starts so far, according…
VQ Day is just around the corner and as we countdown the final days to the celebrations it’s worth taking a step back and remembering…
Ofsted has said it will manage all FE and school inspectors in-house from September 2015 to give it more control over their selection, training and…
Networking and collaboration are vital to teachers’ continuous professional development, which is part of the reason why the Centres for Excellence in Teacher Training have…
The jobs market continues to go from strength to strength but more investment in skills is needed to drive productivity and pay growth, according to…
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