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....
“ I asked a friend once to explain his personal reason in voting for a particular party in last year’s general election. Suffice to say,…
“ Summertime, and the living is easy, sang Billie Holiday. Stress is jumping and tempers are high. Roads are melting and cars are overheating. Grass…
“ Poland’s recent entry into the EU has already had a major impact on the British economy and also on EU and international students in…
“ The staff at Cardonald College are set to benefit from their institution’s commitment to expanding their awareness of the world around them, it was…
“ FE colleges in Wales are celebrating a monumental success ““ after ffworm has revealed that the percentage of those students successfully completing the Welsh…
“ Colleges across the country have strongly endorsed the introduction of annual assessment visits, according to a survey by the Office for Standards in Education…
“ Following the release of the Learning and Skills Council’s (LSC) annual statement of priorities, entitled “Raising Our Game”, the FE industry has lent its…
The UK’s rural communities are feeling the effects of demographic, social and economic changes at an increasing rate, according to an adult learning organisation. The…
“ A survey conducted by a leading training provider has shown that young people’s confidence in apprenticeships and work-based learning has increased. JHP Training’s annual…
“ Where I work and the area where my college is based, our schools perform below the national average. For over 50% of school leavers…
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