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....
“ It seems that the FE sector as a whole has elected to focus its attentions on the needs of the economy and on the…
“ Following the publication of a report into the future of Remploy, The Minister for Disabled People, Anne McGuire MP, announced that the company will…
“ When thinking about archaeology, a few famous examples spring to mind – Howard Carter’s discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun in 1922 for instance.…
“ Skills for Justice have announced the first “Skillsmark” endorsement for education and training programmes provided by Scottish Prison Service and Victim Support. Skillsmark, an…
“ The University and College Union (UCU) have today panned critics who disparage the achievements of college leavers as thousands of students find out their…
“The World Cup is back, writes Daniel Wallis for FE News. Another chance for England to win, if only in the Tim Henman sense of…
“ The Minister of State for Education Alan Johnson MP may have announced grandly that adult literacy will be no more than a memory by…
“ Following government plans to make the housing market more transparent for prospective home-buyers, a new qualification for Home Inspectors was announced last week by…
“ SkillsActive has formally registered its interest with the government this week with regards to securing a National Skills Academy (NSA) for the sector. SkillsActive…
“ A national provider of work-based learning solutions has been awarded a “Good” grade by the government watchdog that monitors and regulates post-16 learning. JHP…
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