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...
Students are more aware of their rights than ever before and do not hesitant in making formal complaints if they feel they have not been…
A £450,000 fund has been created by the National Apprenticeship Service for the improvement of apprenticeship applications. The Apprenticeship Application Support Fund, which will be…
A few years back, I ran a training workshop for a group of PR and marketing officers working in FE colleges on how to generate…
FE and HE staff were once again on hand to provide emotional support to students receiving their all-important A-level results yesterday, as they were also…
The majority of UK businesses are not planning to make redundancies for the remainder of 2012 despite the current economic gloom, according to a new…
Assurance, tax and consultation organisation Pricewaterhouse Coopers (PwC) has seen increased interest in their schemes from this year’s school leavers, with application numbers five times…
The government has announced plans to reassess teacher training qualifications to create a more simplified system. The review, which will be led by the Learning…
In colleges we regularly have to make decisions. Sometimes these decisions are small easy decisions; then there are the more important decisions that affect the…
The government has allocated more funding towards the adult skills budget for a new ‘Freedom and Flexibilities’ scheme, which provides funding opportunities for course programmes…
Apprenticeships are better at preparing young people for work in the construction industry than degrees, according to a new employer survey. The survey polled 300…
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