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...
Skills Minister John Hayes has announced a new awards scheme designed to raise the profile of teaching and learning in the UK’s craft sector. The…
Better leadership at every level of worker will result in better care for older people, according to the National Skills Academy for Social Care. Responding…
The Office for National Statistics has made the decision to no longer classify further education colleges as a part of central government. The decision was…
An athlete with his sights set on competing in the 2016 Olympic Games says that he has been helped by an Advanced Level Apprenticeship in…
A new programme for 16 and 17-year-olds who are not in education, employment or training (NEETs) may encourage more young people to take part in…
We are obsessed with growth. And education is there to produce it. Whether schools, colleges or universities – their top priority is helping young people…
FE providers have found themselves in quite a conundrum of late, with cuts and spending reductions on one side of the fence and the need…
It is congratulations, but with some caution, for National Apprenticeships Week. The increased priority being given to Apprenticeships at this current time is welcome and…
As the fifth annual National Apprenticeship Week draws to a close, now seems like a good time to catch our collective breath, and reflect on…
For those of us who work to tackle youth unemployment, the government’s pledge to promote and fund more Apprenticeships places is a hugely welcome commitment…
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