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...
“Gordon Brown has today announced plans to introduce legislation that will raise the school leaving age to 18. The Education and Skills Bill was one…
“The results of A-level exams are published today, with an improvement on the number attaining top grades for the 24th year in a row. The…
“Helen Smith, Managing Director of Construction Learning World talks to FE News about the rapid growth of the Nottingham-based private training company, why they were…
“There were goals galore at Wembley on Thursday. All of them on target from a winning team, packed with internationals, and watched by family and…
“I would like to start by congratulating you and your colleagues at the Association of Colleges for once again putting on such an excellent conference.And…
“The first strategy of the London Skills and Employment Board proposes better support and guidance services to help Londoners gain the confidence, motivation and skills…
“UK Skills is delighted to announce that Honda (UK) has become a WorldSkills London 2011 sponsor. The company has also pledged its support to the…
“Chief Executive Andrew Thomson today signalled the Quality Improvement Agencys (QIA) support for bringing together QIA and the Centre of Excellence in Leadership (CEL) to…
“Being ex RAF, I knew that there was a possibility of being recalled for military service, though confess to being taken totally by surprise when…
“The Lib Dems have criticised Government plans to keep all young people in education or training until the age of 18.The Education and Skills Bill…
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