The funded management ladder has gone. Team Leader at Level 3, Operations Manager at Level 5, Chartered Manager at Level 6, Coaching Professional, Improvement Practitioner,...
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...
According to a survey conducted by Association of Colleges, the proposed changes to the funding of English courses for speakers of other languages (ESOL) could…
In my last couple of articles I outlined the need to know 1) what kind of career will suit your skill set, your motivations and…
Nearly 90 per cent of businesses see apprentices as key to the future success of their organisation over next two years, according to a report…
This week celebrates the valuable contribution apprentices make to the economy. As a former apprentice I want to encourage all employers and training providers to…
Business Secretary Vince Cable and Skills Minister John Hayes are urging employers across the UK to invest in Apprenticeships to help drive economic growth. During…
Admissions to universities by BTEC students have soared 30% year-on-year to more than 100,000, according to research by education giant Pearson. Figures released by the…
The UCAS application deadline passed in January and already we know that applications are up by 5% on last year’s figures. Although the rate of…
A new discussion paper was launched by the 157 Group yesterday featuring the views from colleges around the globe on common challenges they face every…
Employers in the City will get the chance to learn more about Apprenticeships and the benefits they can bring businesses during a series of drop-in…
The Specification of Apprenticeships Standards England (SASE) was finally published on January 21st with an accompanying press release from Skills Minister John Hayes that stated: “New…
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