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....
“ The Black Leadership Initiative (BLI) won the coveted Diversity in Education Champion prize at the 2005 British Diversity Awards on Friday 17 June 2005…
“ The North East is set to receive over £360 million worth of European funding over the next seven years to support economic development. 6.2…
“ Student representation in colleges is to receive a major boost this month following the collaboration of two organisations in implementing new measures. The Centre…
“ Skills Minister Phil Hope MP launched the government’s “Get On” numeracy drive with the help of the National Market Traders Federation (NMTF) earlier this…
“ The Chief Inspector of Ofsted yesterday pledged the organisation to continue its close scrutiny of colleges citing the majority of FE institutions who “welcomed…
The long-awaited final report from Lord Leitch on our country’s skills needs for 2020 will no doubt be greeted with much relief in two days…
“ The search has begun for the nation’s oldest learner in a bid to bring the spotlight of public attention to bear on adult, continuing…
“ The Voluntary Sector Workforce Hub (VSWH) is to produce a handbook for the benefit of school, college and university leavers. The handbook will give…
“ SkillsActive, the Sector Skills Council for sport and recreation, last week launched an industry-wide consultation to develop national occupational standards for sports officials in…
“ A new set of figures has been released by the National Office for Statistics, which will be music to the ears of thousands of…
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