While the headlines this year have gone to pathways and funding, the deepest apprenticeship reform is happening in a corner of the system most commentary...
Ten academic years ago, I wrote for FE News about challenging stereotypes, inspired by the late MP Jo Cox. As another academic year begins, I...
Almost a million young people in the UK are not in education, employment, or training (NEET). That’s a grim milestone that’s only marginally dropped in the latest quarter according to the ONS....
“Employers are far more likely to engage when they believe the organisation contacting them understands the commercial environment in which they operate.” We cannot solve...
The financial pressures facing UK higher education have reached a point where we need to ask a more fundamental question: is the problem simply that universities...
Higher and degree apprenticeships should be one of the most powerful drivers of social mobility. They offer the chance to earn while learning, gain real...
The hiring and recruitment space is experiencing more change than ever before. Just under a million 16 to 24-year-olds in the UK are now out...
Last week brought a welcome signal that the government is ready to rethink GCSE maths resits. Education Secretary Lucy Powell acknowledged that failing to get...
In a few short weeks, tens of thousands of young people fresh from receiving their A-level and BTEC results will head off to university to...
As August draws to a close, Further Education settles into a particular rhythm. INSET days land in the final week of the month, enrolment week...
It’s all about the learner, and building a culture of lifelong learning.
Gen Z are witnessing an era of diverse opportunities that go beyond traditional academic degrees. These include courses, apprenticeships, gap years, entry-level jobs, and internships.…
Associations representing England’s colleges and college leaders are fully supporting the call being made in a debate scheduled today (Wednesday 5 July) in the House…
Uni Compare has just released its 2023/24 ranking looking at every university in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland to unveil the top 100 universities…
The APPG for Students today publishes the second report of its inquiry launched in January into the financial position of further education students, building on…
Attracting more females into engineering is the mission for a Black Country electrical engineer that has won a clutch of awards in the early part…
Gen Z students are calling the education system into question by claiming that it doesn’t cater to everyone, according to new research. Surveyed students aged…
Key findings of HEPI’s Student Academic Experience Survey in 2023: – more students are struggling with the cost of living and feel lonely – student wellbeing has improved but remains worse…
Returning to education after a break of almost 35 years can be challenging but, for County Antrim man, Paul Rodgers, it has not only been…
The final report of the Independent Review of Qualifications and Assessment was published yesterday 22nd June. The report, authored by Professor Louise Hayward, sets out…
Researchers at Wrexham Glyndwr University (WGU) have been working on a study to determine the impact that spending time with therapy dogs can have on…
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