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 want Further Education to stand at the pinnacle of education.”
“ Continuing from Part One of the summary of the CBI’s report on FE and skills, the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) does report that…
“ We”re all going to Waterloo, via Germany. But fear not, for I believe we shall be accompanied by a bucket of vindaloo. Yes, a…
“ Continuing the response to the Confederation of British Industry (CBI), the private sector would appear to be broadly in agreement with the opening of…
“Youngsters should not be coerced into staying in education past the age of 16, the UCU has said. College lecturers, at their conference today, urged…
“Two new Government departments will replace the Department for Education and Skills in Gordon Brown’s reorganisation of Government. In the Cabinet reshuffle Ed Balls will…
“ Mick was excited but a little scared when he found out he was going to be a dad. His mind scrolled ahead and he…
“Yesterday was the deadline for prospective partners to put their bids in for a merger with a cash-strapped Devon college. The move is to offset…
“Next week on FE News is “Careers and Guidance Week”. We will be running a series of exclusive interviews and articles discussing the current issues…
“The launch for the Centre of Vocational Excellence in Enterprise (CoVE) in Leicester College, welcomed original “Dragons Den” panellist and successful female entrepreneur Rachel Elnaugh…
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