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 Government have started the New Year with a flurry of activity that is set to shake up the existing structure of education, training…
“ The Association of Colleges (AoC) Conference in Birmingham was the ideal forum for recognising FE success, with the announcement of the winners of the…
“ Regular readers of FE News will be all too aware that conferences are quite similar to emails from friends; there is an extended barren…
“ It is a fairly widespread belief that we are living in a smaller world than ever. As such, it is vital to the success…
“Today is the day of the long anticipated Green Paper Raising Expectations: staying in education and training post-16.Well what will the latest Green Paper reveal?…
“Englands food and drink-manufacturing industry is on course to benefit froma significant leap in apprentice numbers after the government this monthscrapped the upper age limit…
“A major online resource which helps further education staff in their day-to-day work has attracted more than 200,000 unique visitors in the first two months…
“A Further Education College is encouraging students to achieve their musical ambitions by launching the first college record label in Cheshire. Mid Cheshire College, which…
“This week: the Army leads the pack while one prison demonstrates how not to run a learning programme. TNG NetworkOverall effectiveness: Grade 3 (Satisfactory)Capacity to…
Foreign languages are rarely out of the spotlight at the current time, especially in the light of the Leitch Report and various Government statements over…
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