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...
Former Gurkhas are to be given help to access English language speaking courses in order to help them integrate and settle in the UK. The…
As more girls take up science, engineering and technology A-Levels, the message that a career in SET is not just for boys is “finally getting…
Employers are failing to provide enough Apprenticeship places for learners eager for an alternative to university, warns union TUC. According to Scarlet Harris, the TUC’s…
As you begin to gear up for the new academic year you’ll no doubt be reviewing the information you hold about employers. You’ll probably also…
NEF, the vocational education think-tank and charity, welcomes Further Education Minister John Hayes’ expression of support for reforming the UK’s colleges. Writing online for FE…
British Telecom is considering expanding its Apprenticeship scheme after receiving more than 100 applications for each available place, highlighting FE’s role to play as university…
Creative industries and Apprenticeship support agencies in Greater Manchester have pooled their resources to create Apprenticeships in the creative sector for young people. The Creative…
Work between youth offending teams, schools and colleges is limited, according to a study by Ofsted. The report evaluated the effectiveness of the arrangements for…
The Scottish Government launched a review of vocational education and training in Scotland last week, designed to ensure it provides maximum value for money and…
Electrical installation is officially the most popular industry skill, according to the UK’s leading vocational education organisation. City & Guilds has revealed that electrical installation…
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