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....
“ An improved pay offer is to be put before college lecturers as the attempt to come to a settlement on the pay deal continues.…
“ The newest qualification to be launched in British Education, the schools diploma, is benefiting from the input of thousands of individuals and organisations sharing…
“ Teenagers are being urged to continue into further education, as the Learning and Skills Council (LSC) today reminds young learners about the financial benefits…
“ A former MG Rover worker has set up her own tiling company and become a part time construction tutor”“ all after attending a course…
“A career in the Army ““ College can help!West Cheshire College have signed up to be a partner in the Army’s new Further Education Bursary…
“The Leeds Society for Deaf and Blind People has announced a new initiative to encourage more widespread learning of British Sign Language (BSL). The society…
“The Association of Learning Providers has urged ministers to consider a significant re-design of the Government’s Train to Gain skills programme to increase the number…
“Britain’s apprenticeship training providers have welcomed the Apprenticeships Bill in the Queen’s Speech and Ed Balls” proposals for expanding apprenticeships as part of plans to…
“ The Government is going to reform the 16 hours rule, which currently meant people on Job Seekers Allowance and IB lost benefit entitlement if…
“The results of the Worldskills competition have just come through. Gary Tuddenham receives Gold in Cabinet Making. Harry Smith won Silver in Graphic Design. Simon…
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