100,000 placements is a welcome start. Who helps young people get to day one? In thirty-five years working in careers guidance, I have watched a...
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...
Training providers are predicting an underspend for the government’s Train to Gain and apprenticeship programmes next year, despite the large growth in employer demand for…
The Association of Colleges (AoC) has announced the launch of a new guide to help colleges “build ever-stronger relationships with employers”. The guide, Hiding the…
Barnfield College in Luton will host the national final of the WorldSkills UK beauty and related therapies national competition this Saturday. The event is being…
London Borough of Waltham Forest, London Summary of grades awarded: Effectiveness of provision Good: Grade2 Capacity to improve: Good: Grade 2 Achievement and standards…
Karina Hryckowian, a Level 2 floristry student at Doncaster College, has picked up the title of overall winner at the World Skills UK heat. To…
Students and teachers presented the outstanding results of seven months collaborative work between six FE Colleges and one HE institution this month. 200 students and…
The Points Based System represents the biggest shake up to immigration in 45 years. The new system allows the UK Border Agency to control migration…
Peter Rowley Ltd, Lincolnshire Summary of grades awarded: Effectiveness of provision Satisfactory: Grade 3 Capacity to improve Satisfactory: Grade 3 Achievement and standards Good:…
Reform of 14-19 learning has been a leading government policy objective for some time. David Blunkett signalled Government interest in this area in a keynote…
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