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...
Colleges in Wales will be encouraged to collaborate and form partnerships to develop more learning opportunities in FE, following recommendations from a recent report. The…
FE advocates have cautiously welcomed government plans to allow colleges to better compete against universities – part of a government strategy to boost higher education.…
The 43-strong team that will represent the UK in October’s WorldSkills competition was unveiled last night by Skills Minister John Hayes. The UK will compete…
Do you like to keep up with developments in the world of business? Do you cast your eye over the latest economic trends each month…
Further Education’s funding boss has laid out his vision of how new funding arrangements will create a more competitive industry that will benefit learners. “The…
Independent training providers will be particularly important over the next few years as the government aims for full participation of 16-17-year-olds, according to Peter Lauener,…
On the first day (21 June) of the Association of Employment and Learning Providers’ (AELP) annual conference, Simon Waugh, chairman of the National Apprenticeship Service…
The number of people starting Apprenticeships has jumped since last year, according to official data released today. According to provisional figures in the Department of…
Offering 14 to 19 year old students technically oriented courses of study at specialist University Technical Colleges (UTC) poses a new hope for the UK…
VQ Day (22 June) is a national celebration of vocational qualifications for students, teachers and employers. It recognises the talented and skilled people throughout the…
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