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...
Further Education providers must take the lead in adapting their courses to meet employers’ needs, says Skills Minister John Hayes. Speaking to FE News after…
The inability to produce fully trained prospective employees is the primary problem of the FE sector, according to British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) director general…
The Association of Learning Providers has modified its name to reflect its members’ role in helping thousands of job-seekers find work. The lobby group represents…
England’s main education, jobs and skills lobby is urging the government to better coordinate skills and employment programmes. The Association of Employment and Learning Providers…
The Association of Learning Providers (ALP) is gearing up to host its two-day conference from tomorrow, with a raft of key speakers signed up to…
It is surprising how little attention the recent speech by John Hayes about his vision for further education seems to have attracted. It was not…
North Hertfordshire College (NHC) plans to launch an enterprise academy at the NHC Hitchin centre in September to help students set up their own businesses.…
A public consultation on ambitious proposals to merge two FE colleges was launched yesterday as the sector looks to consolidation to save costs. Stroud College…
A new survey has warned of a “huge” gap in the number of candidates with suitable skills and talents applying for jobs as a result…
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has developed seven new qualifications in property, land and construction. These new qualifications will enable those with work…
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