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...
Neil Bates, head of Essex-based Prospects Learning Foundation, has been awarded a Fellowship of the City & Guilds of London Institute (FCGI), its highest honour.…
Vocational teaching and learning for adults must have a “clear line of sight to work” to be effective, according to a new report. According to…
As many of you will know decreases in education budgets mean that local authorities are increasingly requiring mainstream learning providers to cater for learners with…
Chancellor George Osborne unveiled a Budget today that included £2.5 billion in extra spending cuts across Government Departments. While specific details of the cuts to…
FE needlessly spends £millions on marketing each year. These may appear to be strange words coming from a marketing professional; but sadly, they are true. …
The UK Commission for Employment and Skills is calling for funding changes to give businesses better incentives to boost the delivery of high quality Apprenticeships.…
Businesses can only progress with a motivated, appropriately skilled and pro-active workforce. An aging population, a shrinking talent pool and a growing skills gap exacerbates…
The government today published its long-awaited response to Doug Richard’s review of Apprenticeships. As part of plans that will redefine Apprenticeships, employers will be empowered…
Around 40,000 apprentices are expected to benefit from discounted London travel under plans announced today by the capital’s mayor. Boris Johnson said those on their…
Apprenticeships should be the “new norm” for school leavers deciding against going to university, according to Prime Minister David Cameron.Speaking on the first day of…
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