Before our sector rushes to introduce apprenticeship quality measures, it’s time we made better use of the strongest public indicator we already have. An industry...
The UK’s labour market currently faces a growing contradiction. At the same time as businesses report persistent skills shortages, nearly a million young people aged...
As apprenticeships are, by definition, an employment-based programme, you might reasonably expect the pattern of apprenticeship starts to broadly track trends in the labour market. Having worked in the sector for over 20...
AI is beginning to shape young people’s transitions from education to work. Increasingly, career development practitioners are using large language models to support guidance sessions and for resource creation...
The Skills White Paper claims colleges have been treated as "second rate" despite impressive results compared to others. Does our misaligned quality model and music...
There is a persistent and costly misunderstanding at the heart of workforce design in Further Education. We continue to measure people against roles that were...
The quality of initial teacher training (ITT) in further education (FE) is again under review, but this time with a sharper regulatory edge. From 2026,...
At Milton Keynes, we were the first FE College Group in the country to receive the Initial Teacher Education (ITE) inspection, and I’m delighted to...
Geoffrey Hinton and I have something in common. We both studied and worked in the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence department at the University of...
In 2026 the job market feels uncertain for many people entering the workforce. The UK unemployment rate has risen to a near five-year high. At...
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Students at Dumfries and Galloway College (@DandGCollege) are happier than ever with their education experience — as they gave the college an overall satisfaction rating…
A social care apprentice who was nearly lost to education has overcome a range of personal challenges to win a national award. Ellie Burke, from…
A 21-year-old travel and tourism learner and care leaver has won a national award after showing incredible dedication to his education. Matthew McGrotty, from Northern…
Winners of this year’s Aspiration Awards have today been announced. Created by the education charity and leader in vocational and technical learning NCFE, the awards,…
Entrepreneurial students and graduates with growing enterprises in areas from music-based support and African fashion to game development have been awarded a share of £7,000…
A University of Sunderland(@sunderlanduni) professor has teamed up with students and graduates to launch a new app to shed light on the city’s Black History.…
Prestwick postie Nick Morgan has hit the headlines with his Euro 2024 football anthem No Scotland No Party — and hailed Ayrshire College for helping…
Dumfries and Galloway College (@DandGCollege) students had plenty to celebrate last week during two fantastic events to honour their achievements. On Wednesday, June 12, DGC’s…
The FE sector’s GCSE Maths resit programme is now in its 10th year. It’s fair to say we haven’t seen much in the way of…
Studying Sports Coaching and Development at Northern Regional College(@NRCCollege) has created many exciting opportunities for a young County Antrim student. After passing his GCSEs, instead…
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