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...
National Electrotechnical Training’s (NET) Stephen Plant has dedicated his working life to the electrical contracting industry and was instrumental in the revised AM2 assessment. What…
Experts have deemed Wednesday’s budget as a ‘missed opportunity’ by the government in dealing with problems within the current education system. The comments come after…
The Association of Employment and Learning Providers (AELP) is calling on Ofsted to check that secondary schools are providing independent and impartial advice on the…
A Team of eight apprentices from Aerospace firm Cobham have been crowned Apprentice Team of the Year in the Brathay Apprentice Challenge. The Brathay Apprentice…
International collaborations are said to play a key role in the ability of vocational education and training providers to produce training materials that help improve…
Awarding body OCR has unveiled a new range of vocational qualifications to provide substantial and relevant skills to students over the age of 16 who…
Liverpool Community College has become the 28th member of the 157 Group of influential colleges in England. Lynne Sedgmore CBE, executive director of the 157…
An employee of training provider Avanta has become the first person to be awarded a Diploma in Employment Related Service (ERS). The qualification, which is…
The Learning and Skills Improvement Service is calling for applications for Commissioners from across the FE and Skills sectors to join the recently announced independent…
Further changes to immigration rules have been announced which will affect international students and FE colleges. The Government has released a new Statement of Intent…
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