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...
Florence Orban, chief executive of the National Skills Academy (NSA) for Sport and Active Leisure, speaks to FE News about how she is helping people…
Working with global businesses can be a little difficult, especially when you’re in the training materials design business. For the most part, senior teams can…
Sales at a garden centre in Kent have shot up after it invested in external training sessions from the National Skills Academy for Retail. Cooling…
In response to Alison Wolf’s review of vocational education, commissioned by Education Secretary Michael Gove and published in March this year, the government has announced…
The government has announced a new pathway programme to encourage more young people into Apprenticeships. Places have been cleared for 10,000 16-24 year olds to…
A new collaborative report has highlighted a lack of clarity across FE about what constitutes good teaching and learning. Leading learners in Further Education, published…
WorldSkills London 2011 has selected 110 colleges and training providers to showcase the best of UK skills at October’s WorldSkills event. WorldSkills is the largest international…
NIACE is calling on organisations from across England to bid for their share of a new £2.25m Adult and Community Learning Fund. The funding pot…
SkillsActive Group, the Sector Skills Council, has welcomed a report outlining a number of recommendations from the sport and active leisure industry to safeguard their…
A new scheme was launched yesterday to encourage at least 20,000 college and university students across the UK to participate in activities related to the…
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