Term has started, and colleges are still settling timetables and filling gaps in delivery. It's a good moment to look at who's teaching under subcontracted...
Adult learners are already investing in new careers; policy should turn that commitment into a connected journey from entry-level competence to higher technical progression. The...
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...
Welsh FE colleges are merging with other colleges, leading local consortia and partnering with schools, higher education institutions and training groups to secure better opportunities…
A report designed to “take the pulse” on a quarterly basis of employers across Scotland on a range of issues has been unveiled by the…
A new £25m centrally-funded nuclear engineering skills facility in Rotherham, near Sheffield, provides an important boost for British industry, says Prospect, the largest union in…
The first guide for FE college staff governors is being launched by the Learning and Skills Improvement Service and (LSIS) and The University and College…
ITQ, a new vocational qualification for IT users, has recently been approved for Adult and Employer Responsive funding as a full Level 2 in its…
Colleges must do more to prepare for a low carbon future, warns a new report by JISC TechWatch, the body promoting innovative use of digital…
A photojournalism lecturer, a union learning rep and a college vice principal were among winners celebrating at the sixth annual LSIS STAR Awards bash in…
Two-thirds of teachers believe there is too much emphasis on pupils getting a degree at a traditional university, according to independent education foundation Edge. A…
UK public investment in education as a percentage of GDP has grown significantly since 2000, and adult participation rates in lifelong learning are almost twice…
House of Fraser will be ready to provide work experience placements for Retail Business Diploma students, where it has a store and the qualification is…
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