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...
The new 14-19 Diploma qualifications will not address the national skills shortage facing the country, according to the views of Ken Boston, Chief Executive of…
Outsourcing giant Capita has been chosen by the Learning and Skills Council (LSC) to take on the full range of its learner support services, including…
Sion Simon, Minister for Further Education, has bolstered his support for the Skills Funding Agency, and guaranteed its arrival in 2010. Speaking to delegates on…
Rt Hon John Denham MP, Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, announced today at the Association of Colleges conference an increase in the…
Rt Hon John Denham MP, Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, announced Train to Gain was here to stay as he unveiled further…
Up to 300 school staff in the South West are to receive additional help with the provision of healthy school meals, following the launch of…
The Learning and Skills Improvement Service (LSIS) has launched a ground-breaking training resource to provide a practical approach to sexual orientation in the FE sector.…
Omnibus Training Limited, Croydon Summary of grades awarded: Effectiveness of provision Satisfactory: Grade 3 Capacity to improve Satisfactory: Grade 3 Achievement and standards Satisfactory:…
Bosses across the UK have pledged to train their staff to improve the prospects of their company in the wake of the economic downturn. The…
The contribution of past and present learners studying at further education colleges was roughly £28 billion in added income to the national economy in 2006/07…
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