I read three things recently that felt worth pulling together, if only to highlight them rather than fully make sense of them. The first was...
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...
“ Britain is getting old. The post war baby boomer generation is growing grey, and “wealth-improved” career driven mothers are having fewer babies, and later.…
“ Sussex Downs College, which is the largest college in its county, appears set to become integral to the preparation for the Olympic Games in…
“ An international student at City College Brighton and Hove has been awarded a prestigious award for excellence by Computer Arts, a magazine for digital…
“ The month of August traditionally sees hundreds of thousands of young people biting their finger nails, waiting for the thump of the envelope with…
“ In a recent YouGov poll, just over two-thirds of employers admitted to saying that school and college leavers lack the necessary practical skills valued…
“ Qualifications across Europe are to be recognised in a unified framework for employers and individuals, following proposals put forward by Brussels” education chief Jan…
With A-level results still potent in many minds, FE News invited Ken Warman, formerly Director at Tower Hamlets College, East London, to share his views.…
Politicians are often asked how we would spend vast budgets, which taken at face value are inconceivable. How would I spend £11 billion? Well, I…
“ Approximately 2 million full-time workers look set to reap the benefits of a legal loophole being closed next October, as plans to increase annual…
“ The government will be investing nearly £7 million to attract an additional 30,000 non-EU students into further education by 2011. Addressing delegates at the…
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