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...
DWP and BIS ministers have pledged to add more clarity to the ACTOR system used by training providers to record their experience and expertise in…
157 Group Members met on 24th May in London to agree on the principles and processes for the next phase of the Collaboration and Shared…
The latest unemployment figures revealed by Office of National Statistics (ONS) show that unemployment amongst 16 to 24 year olds is likely to rise and…
‘Toe to Toe’ – the acclaimed manual used to teach children and adults alike to read – has been featured in the popular Channel 4…
Further education (FE) colleges have long been providers of higher education in England. Today, they are seen by government as a cost-effective way of providing…
In the UK, higher education (HE) courses delivered by further education (FE) providers such as colleges, are presently under the spotlight as the Coalition Government…
Most people in provider organisations who promote programmes to employers have tales to tell about the proposals they’ve made, that somehow didn’t turn into business. “It…
The government has outlined plans to break the cycle of reoffending through developing stronger links between learning in prisons and the vocational and employability skills…
This week celebrates Adult Learners Week, which aims to inspire adults to transform their lives through learning a new skill. It doesn’t matter what age…
Leeds College of Building has become one of 14 colleges in the country to be accredited to provide courses in low carbon and renewable skills.…
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