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...
Adults in employment are more than twice as likely to take up learning opportunities than those outside the workforce, according to a new survey. The…
A free DVD learning resource has been created to help secondary school teachers embed film into the curriculum and improve attainment in languages. Since 2008/9…
Some 76% of unemployed school leavers would consider starting up a business to be a viable option in the difficult job climate, a report by…
Most educational institutions are using and engaging with social media to aid recruitment and communicate with stakeholders, as well as for marketing purposes, and so…
The Scottish government must do more to protect colleges in its upcoming budget, student union NUS Scotland has warned. Although Scotland’s draft Budget for 2013/2014…
Calls have been made for an independent inquiry into qualifications regulator Ofqual’s grading of this year’s GCSEs. John Denham, former secretary of state at the…
After another summer of speculation, Education Secretary Michael Gove yesterday issued a statement concerning GCSE reforms. The Secretary praises the initial design of GCSEs and…
Could Group Training Organisations remedy the National Skills gap? Group Training Associations (GTAs) could be the answer for solving national skills gaps, according to the…
The government’s planned exam reforms do not go far enough to give young people the skills they need for employment, education charity Edge has warned.…
Qualifications regulator Ofqual has ordered OCR exam boards to take action after a number of clerical errors were made in the marking of examinations. More…
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