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...
BHS Limited, London Summary of Grades awarded: Effectiveness of Provision: Satisfactory: Grade 3 Capacity to improve: Satisfactory: Grade 3 Achievements and standards: Satisfactory: Grade 3…
Further education’s unsung heroes have been honoured at regional celebration events for the LSIS STAR Awards. The STAR award nominees, their guests and local students…
The global financial downturn has been responsible for the collapse of many funding aspirations, and Mervyn King, Governor of the Bank of England, has recently…
Up to 2000 welsh students are expected to face further financial hardship this autumn, according to the educational charity fforwm, following the Welsh Assembly’s decision…
A new campaign has been signalled by the Training and Development Agency for Schools (TDA) to bring more effective continuing professional development (CPD) in schools.…
The learning arm of accessible transport specialists Ruskin Private Hire, Robust Training, has signalled an innovative investment programme to deliver high quality training. The south…
Black Country Training Group, Oldbury Summary of grades awarded: Effectiveness of provision Satisfactory: Grade 3 Capacity to improve Satisfactory: Grade 3 Achievement and standards Good:…
According to a report from the National Union of Students (NUS), 60 per cent of 16-19 olds receiving the educational maintenance allowance (EMA) would be…
Further education colleges have warned the Welsh Assembly Government (WAG) that its economy faces further decline if it fails to fully invest in skills. WAG’s…
Ed Balls, Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, has announced plans to take forward the Government’s 14-19 agenda. The new measures will see…
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