The Ghost Of Provisions Past: Why Foundation Apprenticeships Need More Than Good Intentions
For many years I worked on the front line engaging and helping young people who had fallen out of education, training or work. Many of…
education funding
The Importance of Maintaining Devolved Qualifications Regulation
I’ve been having some very interesting discussions on LinkedIn about funding education in the UK and whether merging the UK’s four separate qualifications regulators into…
CollegesWales and the National Training Federation for Wales warn of devastating impact of apprenticeship funding cuts
CollegesWales and the National Training Federation for Wales (NTFW) have today published new data which highlights the far-reaching economic and social consequences of apprenticeship funding…
IFS Annual Report on Education Spending in England 2023: Sector Response
This annual IFS report seeks to provide a clear and consistent comparison of the level and changes in spending per student across different stages of…
Kazakhstan is becoming a world leader in higher education
Kazakhstan has set itself the task of internationalizing its higher education sector and turning the country into one of the world’s leading providers of education.…
Rethinking Education: the Future at the FE Collective
A general election looms on the horizon. In normal times, we would collectively be calling for additional investment into the education and skills sector, which…
Refining Post-16 Education: A Vision for Bold Reform
The announcement of the Advanced British Standard and related educational reforms signals a bold vision for post-16 education. While welcome, funding challenges and practical considerations…
Tomorrow University, Germany’s Remote-First Neo-University, Secures $10 Million in Series A Funding Led by Europe’s Largest EdTech Fund, EduCapital
Tomorrow University of Applied Sciences (Tomorrow University), the German Neo-University in sustainability, entrepreneurship, and technology, announced the successful completion of its Series A funding round…
Maths to 18 – Who’s going to teach it?
There seems to be a certain level of disconnect for the continuing government plans for mandatory maths to 18, with the greatest obstacle being finding…
Leeds College of Building Celebrates Electrician Training Milestone
One hundred electricians have benefitted from free Level 3 ‘18th Edition Wiring Regulations’ training at Leeds College of Building thanks to funding from the West Yorkshire Combined Authority…