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....
“ This year’s “A” Level results revealed that students from Tower Hamlets Sixth Form College had performed excellently yet again. Proud teachers and ecstatic students…
“ The Learning and Skills Council (LSC) has appointed Jill Westwood as its new 14-19 Learner Entitlement Cluster Co-ordinater for Lincoln. Her appointment comes with…
“ City and Guilds have welcomed another collaborative project announced by the Sector Skills Council (SSC) for hospitality, leisure, travel and tourism. The Hospitality Awarding…
“ In a move to further cement their work across the country, the Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted) has opened a new National Business…
“ The Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA) has proved a great success, but is it being asked to do too much? The EMA seems like a…
“ The European Social Fund (ESF) has helped 2.2 million people in the UK develop their skills and improve their job prospects, according to James…
“ Airbus UK, Deeside College and NEWI Partnership have collaborated to produce a foundation degree in Aeronautical Engineering Manufacture. The degree has been validated by…
“ It has been more than two years since the government produced The Skills Strategy White Paper 21st Century Skills: Realising our Potential which highlighted…
“ At a conference today, new qualifications to demonstrate the level of training and commitment on the part of examinations officers are being launched by…
“ Skills for Justice is the Sector Skills Council (SSC) that ensures that the justice sector has the necessary skills and staffing to be productive,…
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