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...
Leeds College of Building has acquired Rotherham-based training firm Achieve Through Learning (ATL). ATL directors Wayne Ogden and Tony Jones will remain at the helm…
A collaborative approach between industry stakeholders, education professionals and Government is needed to shape the future of education for the UK construction industry, writes Roy…
But what will high quality non–qualification provision really look like? From September 2013 all post-16 providers will introduce 16-19 Study Programmes; this coincides with the…
High profile management failures are often big news and nowhere more so than in football. With the recent departure of Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini,…
One of the more sobering elements of the Youth Employment Convention in London last week was Will Hutton’s exhortation that we should be “very angry”…
Is your college maximising its chances of viability and growth by using technology to meet KPIs? asks Capita’s Rob Elliott Underperforming FE colleges are set…
May you live in interesting times, goes the Chinese curse. Well, FE has forever lived in interesting times and it is getting more interesting by…
TVET UK signs first Libya-UK MOU for vocational and technical education sector Working on behalf of UK VET providers and suppliers, TVET UK has signed…
Traditionally further education has always been good at providing students with vocational opportunities. This often includes learning a trade, which prepares students for employment. Although…
Youth and maritime training charity UKSA has launched a bursary scheme to help tackle unemployment among 16-25 year olds. The bursary, which will be offered…
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