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...
There are problems, or so I am told, in being rich, especially if you suddenly discover that you no longer have as much money as…
The principal of Merseyside’s St Helens College, Pat Bacon, has been unveiled by the Association of Colleges (AoC) as its new President. Ms Bacon pipped Cirencester…
The Ystrad Mynach College serves the educational and training needs of communities within Caerphilly and Upper Rhymney Valley area of Wales. Over the last ten…
Scotland’s Colleges premiered its short film, Skills Without Debt, last week to raise awareness of student debt in the country. The film offers first-hand accounts…
With thousands of people losing their jobs each week as a result of the worst economic downturn in decades, I am encouraged by the many…
Thousands of training opportunities have been opened up by the launch of a new centre for the National Skills Academy for Construction (NSAfC) at Thames…
Talent Training, Newcastle Summary of grades awarded: Effectiveness of provision Good: Grade 2 Capacity to improve Good: Grade 2 Achievement and standards Good: Grade…
Employers, learners and apprentices in the South West region have been recognised and awarded for their achievements by the Learning and Skills Council (LSC). The…
The new National Apprenticeship Service (NAS) launches today. It heralds the beginning of an exciting new era for Apprenticeships in England. The NAS will be…
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