V Levels could offer something the post-16 system badly needs: greater flexibility for young people who want vocational learning without having to specialise as early...
Recently, while on safari in Mauritius, I found myself staring at a zebra and thinking about autism, which is perhaps not the most conventional response...
Experience isn't enough to make graduates employable. Why experience must be designed by providers to be in line with the government's skills reforms, rather than...
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,...
“ “Today, the British economy has just 9 million highly skilled jobs. By 2020, it will need 14 million highly skilled workers”¦” And so, another…
“ The key to the success of a business is an expansion in the elusive profit margin. There are a number of means for achieving…
“ The issue of funding for adult education courses has become increasingly fraught in recent months as the Government have targeted funding more specifically at…
“ As hot as it has been in recent weeks, this did not stop the great and the good from the training / employers partners…
“ “So what are the problems? Many of them are well rehearsed.” Like Liz Smith, Unionlearn’s Director, those involved within the Further Education sector are…
“ Britain suffers from an acute case of boring students, writes Daniel Wallis for FE News. The affliction extends from comatose school pupils to zombie…
“ As the days grow longer and the conventional academic year enters its final stretch, it can be all too tempting to forget that the…
“ New research is being undertaken by the Centre for Excellence in Leadership (CEL) into the experiences of lesbian, gay or bisexual (LBG) people in…
The hot weather tends to have certain side effects in a nation such as ours, accustomed as we are to miserable overcast skies and relentless…
“ The Confederation of British Industry’s (CBI’s) report on the attitude of employers towards FE and the future of the sector has brought forth many…
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