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...
Sustainability is dear to my heart and so is lifelong learning. Having worked in or with the education sector for the last twenty-four years, I…
Hospitality and tourism is emerging as one of the UK’s fastest growing job creators. Accounting for one in 15 UK jobs (equalling 7.2% of the…
An independent review of the system for predicting A-Level results has found that it is broadly fit for purpose. The GCSE results of all students…
A statue of an apprentice plumber will be unveiled by the Duke of Gloucester and the Lord Mayor of London on the newly refurbished concourse…
A leading organisation of vocational learning providers said it welcomes the government’s planned changes to Higher Education. The Association of Employment and Learning Providers (AELP)…
Government plans to establish a new IT school curriculum will fail unless teachers receive better training, Europe’s largest body of engineers has warned. The Institution…
The 157 Group of colleges has announced the outcomes of bids for the its element of the Collaboration and Shared Services Grant. The grant was…
The government’s new Work Plan may be derailed by high attainment targets, according to national awarding organisation NCFE. The new scheme that will introduce a…
With the latest WorldSkills competition coming ever closer, many competitors are quick to point out the importance of college support for Team UK as they…
The higher education White Paper consultation, which ended last week, has been welcomed in the further education sector for its recognition of FE’s ‘distinctive mission’…
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