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FE Experts Writing Peer To Peer About The Future Of Education
FE News Feature Articles - Exclusive Peer to Peer thought leadership articles written by leading experts about the future of education and the future of work. #futureofeducation #futureofwork.
Could do better? Qualifications for stud…
Sep 16, 2021 / Exclusive Articles
Post pandemic, one of the many burning policy questions facing policymakers in England is whether qualifications in England are fit for purpose for the late 21st century? The evidence gathered...
How can science help make hybrid working…
Sep 16, 2021 / Exclusive Articles
The pandemic saw thousands move from working in offices to bedroom and kitchen tables as the crisis unfolded and multiple lockdowns were introduced. And while restrictions have eased across the...
#InclusiveFE: coming together to create …
Sep 16, 2021 / Exclusive Articles
It has been a fascinating eight months in this role of Director for Diversity at the Education and Training Foundation (@E_T_Foundation) and the Association of Colleges (@AoC_info) – a role...
Back To The Office – Is It Now Time Fo…
Sep 15, 2021 / Exclusive Articles
“The radical openness of not knowing is a more adequate stance toward life and experience than believing or pretending to know.” Getting Back In its annual report, the World Economic Forum lists...
Workforce Regrowth: FE’s role in the e…
Sep 15, 2021 / Exclusive Articles
It’s no secret that the Coronavirus crisis has highlighted the need for Further Education providers to prepare students for an unpredictable and fast changing workplace. The employment market is in...
The importance of music education post-B…
Sep 14, 2021 / Exclusive Articles
For many people, thinking about music education brings up memories of being forced to play a recorder in a school assembly hall, a painful experience for both performer and audience. This...
We need more training in growth sectors …
Sep 14, 2021 / Exclusive Articles
It is estimated that the existing digital skills gap sees the UK lose out on £63bn in GDP every year, and that figure is set to grow rapidly. During the...
A new approach to tackling the “cauldr…
Sep 13, 2021 / Exclusive Articles
In many ways, the pandemic has been a guessing game. From the beginning, governments have gambled on the appropriate times to implement or raise social restrictions while attempting to find...
The Current Recruitment Environment? Can…
Sep 13, 2021 / Exclusive Articles
Latest KPMG and REC research shows candidate availability drops to 26 year low Companies are hiring, but candidate supply drops at record pace. For those recruiters and organisations which follow the IHS Markit...
10 ways Ofqual, the ESFA and the IfATE c…
Sep 13, 2021 / Exclusive Articles
In July 2021 I carried out an independent survey of end-point assessment organisations (EpAOs) to capture their views on their journey toward Ofqual recognition. The results of the survey, alongside...
Apprenticeships can help future proof yo…
Sep 11, 2021 / Exclusive Articles
Young people from all around the country went to collect their A-level results last month. After a difficult year, with sixth formers spending most of it in lockdown, many must...
Boosting skills training in sustainable …
Sep 10, 2021 / Exclusive Articles
The national and international attention around the forthcoming #COP26 brings a valuable opportunity for colleges and employers to come together to try to address some of the skills challenges around...
The problem with online learning
Sep 10, 2021 / Exclusive Articles
(Part of a series on Covid-19, Learning Technology and Lost Learning) This series explores the reactions of different countries to the Covid-19 education emergency and suggests that policy makers must now...
Learner happiness is the key to success
Sep 09, 2021 / Exclusive Articles
On-the-job training such as apprenticeships are an essential vehicle to transporting thousands of young people to meaningful careers. The Government’s commitment to the future of apprenticeships, signalled in its FE...
Children with SEND were ‘forgotten’ …
Sep 09, 2021 / Exclusive Articles
The last eighteen months have been difficult for everyone. But students with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) have been significantly affected by the isolation and lack of services available...
Thinking Outside the Box: Integrating Co…
Sep 08, 2021 / Exclusive Articles
How the AI-Driven Network Facilitates Equality and Diversity in Higher Education The IT world of the higher education sector is uniquely complex. Universities and colleges must provide networks for both on-...
Cyber attacks in FE are escalating: how …
Sep 07, 2021 / Exclusive Articles
There has been a sharp rise in the number of ransomware attacks on universities and higher education institutions since the beginning of the pandemic. In fact, one recent study claims...
The Rise of Ransomware and How the Educa…
Sep 07, 2021 / Exclusive Articles
Cybercrime has grown tremendously in recent years, and the education sector is no exception. Of all the methods that bad actors use to target individuals and businesses, the threat spiking...
Delivering the right kind of careers edu…
Sep 06, 2021 / Exclusive Articles
Let’s All Play Politics... In 2020, Lewis Hamilton—simultaneously the most successful and only Black driver in Formula One—announced the formation of the Hamilton Commission alongside the Royal Academy of Engineering, which...
The True Cost of Lost Learning
Sep 03, 2021 / Exclusive Articles
Part One of a Series on Covid-19, Learning Technology and Global Education Responses: The social and economic damage of lost learning could come to define a generation. Despite the scale and...
Having more women in senior leadership i…
Sep 03, 2021 / Exclusive Articles
Women made up more than half of new FTSE 350 boardroom directors in 2020 When it comes to corporate diversity and inclusion (D&I), we should never stop striving for true equality...
Is it the end of Degree Apprenticeships …
Sep 02, 2021 / Exclusive Articles
The Government’s Institute of Apprenticeships and Technical Education (@IFATEched) is in the midst of a consultation, due to end on the 16th of this month (September), on the future shape...
Future of FE
Sep 01, 2021 / Exclusive Articles
Maybe I’m odd, but I often think of results day as edu-Christmas. Just like Christmas, young people open things and are occasionally disappointed. Just like Christmas, adults get nostalgic about the...
Updated techniques and approaches to col…
Sep 01, 2021 / Exclusive Articles
Effective from today (1 Sept), the recently published College Oversight: Support and Intervention Guidance July 2021 highlights the updated techniques and approaches by which the ESFA and FE Commissioner are...
Why would anyone want to be the Netflix …
Aug 31, 2021 / Exclusive Articles
Set the scene: It’s Friday night, you’ve finally closed the laptop and come home/out of your make-shift home office. You’ve eaten your slightly overcooked pizza (distracted by Instagram, ooops) and the...
We have only scratched the surface of po…
Aug 31, 2021 / Exclusive Articles
The pandemic has changed the world as we know it, accelerating digital transformation globally and changing the relationship most people have with technology. Digital innovation is increasingly blurring the borders of...
EdTech comes of age and brings inclusivi…
Aug 30, 2021 / Exclusive Articles
This month’s A Level and GCSE results highlighted #EdTech’s true scope and potential, as the future of education Not only did the results prove how EdTech has complemented traditional teaching in...
Cybersecurity education needs to begin a…
Aug 28, 2021 / Exclusive Articles
Over Half of 7-Year-Olds Have Smartphones, So Why Doesn’t Cybersecurity Education Begin in KS1? In a world where 53% of 7-year-olds own a mobile phone, cybersecurity education needs to begin as...
Covid-19 and education – perspectives …
Aug 27, 2021 / Exclusive Articles
Nobody could have predicted the effect the pandemic would have on our lives. Indeed, nothing has challenged the status quo quite like it. Over the past 18 months, we’ve faced huge trials...
Education needs to change from preparati…
Aug 26, 2021 / Exclusive Articles
SanghaiRanking has recently issued its Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU), which once again classifies high-education institutions in the world according to the amount of academic publications, Nobel-prize winners and...
Top Five strategies to foster collaborat…
Aug 25, 2021 / Exclusive Articles
Learning does not happen exclusively in schools – yet the formal education system still bears most of the responsibility for students’ education. A wider range of learning opportunities could be offered...
How can we close the digital equity gap?
Aug 25, 2021 / Exclusive Articles
It goes without saying that our reliance on technology has grown exponentially over the past 18 months, and while many of us have been grateful to have technology that allows...
Digital assessments could be a vital too…
Aug 24, 2021 / Exclusive Articles
The coronavirus pandemic has changed the way businesses and industries operate indefinitely. So much so that being able to meet the demand of future employers will be paramount. But education...
The direction for RoATP is becoming much…
Aug 24, 2021 / Exclusive Articles
Last month in FE News I wrote about RoATP and what I thought might happen re it reopening to new applicants. In that article, "RoATP - Where are we going?" I...
Neurodiverse leadership in every boardro…
Aug 23, 2021 / Exclusive Articles
From across the globe, we can see that there remains a lack of diverse leadership in the boardroom. A recent article in the Times highlighted the lack of diversity in...
Increased funding is needed for a truly …
Aug 21, 2021 / Exclusive Articles
Hundreds of thousands of young people around the country have recently received the results for their A levels, BTECs, and other vocational and technical qualifications. Many of them will be looking...
Embedding broad educational ‘stairways…
Aug 20, 2021 / Exclusive Articles
Valuing progression and achievement for all In my thirty years of working across vocational education and training in the UK, there has never been a more pivotal time for us to...
How passionate are you about your work i…
Aug 20, 2021 / Exclusive Articles
How passionate are you about your work? If you’re in any doubt, DON’T google it. A five-minute word-search will turn your uncertainty into neurosis. Courses, articles and advice abound on...
Like our Olympians, job seekers can stri…
Aug 19, 2021 / Exclusive Articles
British sailors have won more than 60 Olympic medals since sailing made its debut at the Olympic Games in 1896, and as we have seen this summer, there’s plenty more...
“It’s bad, but we can fix it.” Cre…
Aug 19, 2021 / Exclusive Articles
“It’s bad, but we can fix it.” The words of sustainability scientist and Lund University Professor Kimberly Nicholas. The optimist in me aligns to this view, but decades of experience...
What impact will scrapping further educa…
Aug 18, 2021 / Exclusive Articles
The decision to scrap the dedicated further education coverage in the Tes (@Tesfenews) has been met with sadness, dismay and anger across the whole sector. Although the Tes management are cancelling...
Changing the narrative on vocational res…
Aug 18, 2021 / Exclusive Articles
Results days are defined by the achievements of learners. Whether it’s on a local level, with accounts of individual excellence and triumph through adversity, or on a national level, where...
Learning Design Best Practice for Divers…
Aug 18, 2021 / Exclusive Articles
Standard corporate training is not enough to create a workplace where there is a strong sense of belonging, as organisations are seeking new ways to both educate their employees and inspire them to...
Policies and Processes – The Perfect S…
Aug 17, 2021 / Exclusive Articles
Having spent over twenty years advising and working with colleges I have always been impressed by the degree of effort and rigour that they apply to making sure they have...
What educators can learn from the differ…
Aug 17, 2021 / Exclusive Articles
Have you ever considered how your leadership role in education might relate to the space race? On May 25, 1961, President John F. Kennedy announced before a special joint session of...
The Class of 2021: A Job Search Unlike A…
Aug 16, 2021 / Exclusive Articles
After more than a year of disruption and remote learning, traditional, in-person university graduation marches have returned for a significant proportion of the Class of 2021. As vaccines are administered and...
Using technology to create a blended lea…
Aug 16, 2021 / Exclusive Articles
For schools and further education establishments, the past eighteen months have been both turbulent and unprecedented, dominated by lockdown restrictions, distanced learning and bubbles. However, while the Covid-19 pandemic has by...
The implications of the COVID-19 pandemi…
Aug 16, 2021 / Exclusive Articles
The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted education, like most aspects of our lives. Vocational education and training (VET) systems faced particular challenges, linked to the difficulty of organising practice-oriented learning remotely...
The big opportunity for FE; making tech …
Aug 14, 2021 / Exclusive Articles
I distinctly remember purchasing my first cloud-based system. I was running a small technology business and was looking for some software to manage day-to-day operations; something that would drive accounting...
Britain won’t level up until it confro…
Aug 13, 2021 / Exclusive Articles
Boris Johnson was elected on a promise to get Brexit done and level up the country. In some ways, the two issues are interrelated. The so-called former “Red Wall” seats...
From necessity to choice: how higher edu…
Aug 13, 2021 / Exclusive Articles
The last academic year was probably one that some students would hope to forget, not just for the disruption the pandemic has caused to social lives but also for the...
It's time for an assessment system that …
Aug 12, 2021 / Exclusive Articles
The debate about equitable reliable assessment in schools and colleges has moved centre stage this week. For this to serve any purpose, it needs to look beyond simplistic assertions. It’s not...
The message still isn’t getting throug…
Aug 12, 2021 / Exclusive Articles
#ResultsDay2021 - A version of this article was published last year, during the early stages of the pandemic. While much has changed over the last 12 months, the importance of...
How endorsing a “changemaker” mental…
Aug 11, 2021 / Exclusive Articles
When 800,000 graduates and school leavers prepare to enter the job market this year – and 150,000 A-Level students now looking for university places – finding the next step of...
A-level results reveal entrenched and de…
Aug 11, 2021 / Exclusive Articles
A-level results day is a day of high tension for students up and down the country. This was particularly the case this year, with memories of last year’s results fiasco...
Making science education fit for the fut…
Aug 11, 2021 / Exclusive Articles
The study of science enables a better understanding of the world around us and harnesses the critical thinking skills necessary for making informed decisions. In the last 18 months, its...
#ResultsDay - Celebrating Real Success
Aug 10, 2021 / Exclusive Articles
The students getting their results this week deserve a huge amount of respect and congratulations having come through a very difficult two years of their education and training. They have...
What does the future hold for University…
Aug 10, 2021 / Exclusive Articles
#ALevelResultsDay: Back to the future... What's next for university students? It has been a tough 18 months for university students and lecturers alike, however, with the lessons that we’ve learned, there...
Careers support for young people: second…
Aug 09, 2021 / Exclusive Articles
In the aftermath of Covid-19, today's young people face an uncertain future. Climate change, migrating populations, conflict, pervasive inequalities and unemployment, threaten the wellbeing and long-term prosperity of millions of...
Apprenticeship funding rules are still p…
Aug 09, 2021 / Exclusive Articles
There’s a lot to learn from funding assurance reviews, and the examples provided should serve as lessons to providers about what the rules fundamentally mean, and ultimately what issues will...
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