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...
“ The learndirect cooperation with the Trade Unions Congress (TUC) Trade Union Hubs took another step forward as the South West TUC announced it is…
“ Engineering Week, the event hosted by fifteen FE colleges across Wales and attended by students from more than seventy schools, has been warmly welcomed…
“ Students are shunning technology-based courses in Northern Ireland prompting employers to take “urgent action” to tackle the growing IT crisis. Research revealed by Sector…
“ In a bid to increase the awareness of what is being done to bring workers into learning at work, the Trades Unions Congress (TUC…
“ It was announced today that FE Careers and FE News have signed a partnership agreement with the Association of Learning Providers (ALP), who represent…
“ The Association of Colleges (AoC) Conference was not just the gathering at which Sir Andrew Foster elected to discuss his review, or where members…
“ The issue of fair funding for the Further Education sector has been in the press these last weeks thanks to the publication of the…
“ Education Secretary Ruth Kelly recently announced that the Learning and Skills Council (LSC) has met the Public Service Agreement target for Apprenticeships. The LSC…
“ A conference to be held in London this month will explore methods of re-engaging young adults in literacy, language and numeracy learning. The “Success…
“ College jobs.co.uk has been launched this week by the specialist Further Education job site, FE Careers. This launch was a response to a visible…
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