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...
A free web-based tool, providing adult education teachers with resources designed to turn their students into educated consumers, has been updated by the Office of…
Businesses need to do more to support government moves aimed at getting young people into the job market, Yvette Cooper, Work and Pensions Secretary of State,…
The Federation of Awarding Bodies (FAB) has launched its manifesto to emphasise the importance of flexibility and choice for learners in the qualifications system. Speaking…
The FE sector is taking control of its own purchasing consortium for the first time, promising massive savings for the nation’s colleges. The College Finance…
The National Skills Academy for Creative & Cultural Skills has won £5m funding for a new national centre in Thurrock, Essex. The state-of-the-art development will…
Three-quarters of learners on Advanced Apprenticeships are securing more senior roles after taking part in the scheme developed by security services group BNY Mellon and…
All apprentices should be paid the national minimum wage, according to the TUC, which says more than half are currently exempt from it. Apprentices under…
Four FE colleges are to be twinned with institutions in Nigeria and Ghana to give students and teachers the opportunity to visit and work at…
Mature or independent learners in Scotland are set to benefit from over £1,000 in support, following the announcement of more funding by the Scottish Government.…
Colleges are supportive of Diplomas despite enduring teething problems during its first year of delivery, says a survey out today. According to the Association of…
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