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...
Historically education was a very different experience when comparing it to the highly sophisticated, digital learning of today. Bulky text books and reams and reams…
A new working association of FE institutions has brought together 20 colleges and a university to inspire young people and provide career development opportunities through…
Youth unemployment figures released by the government in August showed a record high, but one industry that is currently experiencing a huge skills shortage and…
The Labour Party has announced plans to force companies to train a British apprentice every time they apply for a visa for a non-European Union…
Adult learning body NIACE is calling for an industry-wide charter to ensure apprentices are supported to learn for a career and not just their current…
The 157 Group education association is racing ahead to extend its reach across all corners of the UK by signing up Coleg Cambria, the new…
Three incredible days last November, I believe, have set the agenda for raising the profile of further education, skills and apprenticeships for the next few…
The Work Programme helped 62,000 people find a job between April and June, according to the latest data from the Employment Related Services Association (ERSA).…
Solihull College has become the first college in the UK to build social enterprise into the curriculum, helping students develop life skills that contribute to…
The Ministry of Defence is teaming up with South Gloucestershire and Stroud College (SGS) to offer 15 Apprenticeship vacancies in Bristol. The defence organisation has…
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