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 Centre for Excellence in Leadership (CEL) launched its e-capital initiative at a conference earlier this month with the aim to put e-capital on…
“ SkillsActive’s Sector Skills Agreement (SSA) was formally launched yesterday, marking “the beginning of a long-term relationship between employers and stakeholders in delivering skills”¦to Scotland”.…
“ A police station has been praised by the government for its approach in adopting a cultural shift in attitude towards race and diversity. Phil…
Sandra Harding-Deans, Chief Executive of the Association of South East Colleges
“ It is very hard to disagree with what the other principals in the south east have said. What strikes me about it though, is…
“ The National Institute of Adult Continuing Education (NIACE) has backed a new campaign recognising the benefits of learning as a family. Family Learning Week,…
“ The government is investing nearly £1 billion into personalised learning for students to provide “catch-up” lessons for failing English and Maths students. Speaking in…
“ A new approach to the teaching of the Level 1 National Certificate in Travel and Tourism which has recently been introduced at Barry College…
“ After the customary excesses of the festive season, the Further Education sector returns to the work of tackling skills shortages and providing better access…
“ Bringing the younger generation into politics and giving them a say in the outcome of elections has always been an issue that was no…
“ It may be a new year, but the same problems persist; and the question of how to meet the economic, employment and skills challenges…
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