Young people not in education, employment or training have often missed out on opportunities to develop essential employment skills. The Nuffield Foundation has launched a...
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...
Scotland gets new life sciences apprenticeship and expansion of engineering and construction apprenticeships as new skills organisation is launched. Scotland is to get new national…
Government announces new simple four-tiered structure for 14 – 19 year olds which sees the promotion of Diplomas. The current qualification systems are…
Homeless charity will provide training for young people using London hostels Government funding will benefit Centrepoint, the nation’s leading charity for homeless and socially excluded…
An international report finds esteem for vocational training in the UK is low compared with other countries, despite a comparatively high level of investment in…
A survey by the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL) has found that thw majority of teachers have not been given enough time or training…
The first few months of this year have seen a great flurry of activity at CILT across all languages sectors. I for one was very…
Getting a place at Oxford or Cambridge can be easier than winning an Apprenticeship at some leading UK companies. This bold statement highlights the quality…
The majority of operations operating under Carter & Carter have been bought out by Newcastle College, safeguarding many jobs and training courses. The majority of…
Next week you can read David Way’s second monthly column for FE News. In Monday’s article he writes about the drive to increase the number…
ATL ULR and PE teacher Chris Cutler has gone from scoring goals on the football pitch to helping members achieve their personal and professional goals…
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