The UK will need hundreds of thousands of new construction workers in the coming years to meet demand for housing, infrastructure and clean energy projects....
The debate about whether AI belongs in education is rapidly becoming redundant. The more important question is what education does now that AI is already...
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....
“ Public value. Public leadership. Inter ““ organisational networking. These are all terms that anyone involved in public sector management is undoubtedly familiar with. But…
““What have the Europeans ever done for us, eh? They take our taxes so bureaucrats in Brussels can invent stupid regulations about the correct dimensions…
“ Trade unionists from across the Midlands gathered in Hereford last Tuesday afternoon for the launch of new Trade Unions Congress (TUC) education facilities at…
“ The Teachers Union of Ireland (TUI) has reacted angrily to what it sees as a “breach of faith” by the Irish Government over the…
“ Responding to the recent figures from the Learning and Skills Council (LSC) indicating that Apprenticeships are more successful than ever, spokespeople from both the…
When my College was inspected by Ofsted and the ALI last summer and awarded a string of grades 1s in all Inspection areas, there was…
“ The Liberal Democrats have accused the Government of “pure cowardice” in not “wholeheartedly” pursuing the forthcoming Diplomas. Responding to Education Secretary Alan Johnson’s controversial…
“ The British public today face a multitude of financial considerations, including a generally spiralling personal debt and a lack of and ethos of saving…
“ Racial tensions have been on the increase in the UK following recent events like the London bombing. The baseline racial tensions between people of…
“ Following the Association of Colleges (AoC) Conference last week, which saw the launch of the Foster Review of Further Education amongst other things, Graham…
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