Small and medium-sized enterprises are the backbone of the UK economy, yet encouraging more of them to participate in apprenticeships remains a challenge. While much...
As we await Alan Milburn’s final review of young people and work, much of the debate has understandably focused on the scale of youth inactivity,...
A college can achieve a strong staff survey response rate and still fail to hear from some of the people it most needs to understand....
In a special feature for FE News to mark Get the Nation Learning Week, Alison Morris, Director of Policy at Skills Federation brings together members...
The Government’s Youth Guarantee is a welcome recognition that too many young people are being left behind. But if it is to succeed over the...
Picture a meeting that covers a change to timetables, a new adjustments plan, or a restructure proposal. Everyone nods. Actions are agreed. Then, over the...
There has been increased debate over youth participation in education and employment, and the scale of the challenge is undeniable. Nearly one million young people...
Every November the Department for Education counts the school workforce, and every year the headline is about teachers. This year's count, published last month, is...
Think about the young people leaving further education this year. One might be heading to university. Another is starting an apprenticeship. One is going straight...
The forthcoming Budget and the Milburn Review will bring further focus onto participation, opportunity and workforce development; apprenticeships are once again set to occupy a...
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“No man can have in his mind a conception of the future, for the future is not yet. But, of our conceptions of the past,…
Zoë Billingham is the new director of IPPR North, the leading think tank for the north of England. She joins IPPR North from the Centre…
The disability pay gap, the gap between median pay for disabled employees and non-disabled employees, was 13.8% in 2021 and 14.1% in 2019 prior to…
It appears that the future of working in Britain will have a particularly heavy hybrid focus… The COVID-19 pandemic is, undoubtedly, the biggest working from…
Totaljobs’ latest Hiring Trends Index, which offers an up-to-date view of the labour market, shows how staff shortages remain a significant business issue Almost half…
New research published by Business in the Community, The Prince’s Responsible Business Network, has found that when it comes to companies having a clear sense…
Written by Ian Hunt, CEO Haileybury Schools, Kazakhstan. When I first became a Head, my thoughts were filled with how I could best support the…
The British Academy today announces that the third and final hub of its Early-Career Researcher (ECR) Network – a two-year pilot programme for UK-based postdoctoral researchers…
Barnsley College Level 2 Horticulture Apprentice, Matthew Mercer, has landed his dream job as Greenkeeper at Whitwood Golf Course, Castleford. Matthew’s day-to-day activities vary depending…
Starting a business isn’t an easy task. In fact, developing your idea and encouraging growth can be a journey filled with adversity. Even today, building…
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