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...
“Change the way you think, make a difference and never take innovation for granted.” That was the resounding message from NEF: The Innovation Institute’s Conference…
It’s nearly 10 years since Ofsted under David Bell published ‘Improvement through inspection’ – “a sincere attempt at externally tested self-evaluation” of its impact on…
Education marketing has moved on from just printing prospectuses, organising events and sending press releases. The rapid speed in the change of technology and rise…
IT and business services training provider QA Apprenticeships has become the first business of its kind to be rated ‘outstanding’ in all areas under Ofsted’s…
George Osborne delivered the government’s Autumn Statement today as he stressed its austerity plan was working even though the job of recovery was “not yet…
The Education and Training Foundation is on the hunt for exemplars of the ‘Teach Too’ model where providers bring in occupational experts to guide their…
With 2013 drawing to a close, here are my top technology tips of Further Education in 2014: 1. Branded technology to engage with students on…
I keep emphasising that the Education and Training Foundation is sector owned and we want to meet the sector needs. Is this genuine or are…
Winners of the National Apprenticeship Awards 2013 were celebrating last night at an event joined by Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg. Five companies, three apprentices…
Imagine the following scenario. You have a boy of 15 who doesn’t really know what he wants to do with his life. He likes working…
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