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...
The Chancellor of the Exchequer delivered his 2011 Autumn Statement to the Parliament yesterday. A wide-ranging package of more than 140 reforms was announced including the second…
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has announced a £1bn Youth Contract scheme that will grant businesses £2,275 in subsidies to employ 160,000 young people for…
Over the past two decades governments of all hues have driven reform and expansion of the country’s vocational skills system, with some notable successes. But…
The second phase of the £60m Growth and Innovation Fund (GIF) was launched by Business Secretary Vince Cable and Skills Minister John Hayes in London…
A unique partnership between a college and a group of prominent tailors is aiming to keep alive Britain’s reputation for bespoke clothing. Newham College in…
To boost economic growth and ensure that the UK workforce has the skills that businesses require, a new £250million government fund for employers was announced…
College learners could have a part to play in keeping the Olympic Games in 2012 safe, according to Lord Sebastian Coe KBE. Current Level 2…
Good afternoon. It’s one year and a day since we launched the Government’s skills strategy and I spoke to this conference. I’ve returned – first…
Thank you and may I say how delighted I am to be with you today at my third AoC conference. This job carries significant responsibility…
Colleges must play a more vital role within their local communities, according to the final report of the independent Commission on Colleges in their Communities.…
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