Transport sector leading the way in apprenticeships
Skills and apprenticeships minister Nusrat Ghani said last week that the UK’s transport sector is leading the way
1 in 10 of UK’s 16-24 year olds NEET
UK’s youth disadvantaged by fewer training routes, poor comparative literacy and maths and echoes of the recession.
Pupils learn metal spoon technique to alert authorities to ‘honour’-based abuse
Students at an academy in Leeds fear they will be taken abroad for forced marriage.
£15m fund launched to improve FE sector
A £15m fund aimed at improving the quality of FE education was launched last week by Skills Minister Anne Milton.
NEU launches project to help FE staff achieve sustainable workloads
The National Education Union is launching an #efFEctiveeducation project to campaign for better funding.
Universities and business schools race to offer bitcoin and blockchain lessons
Universities and business schools are racing to offer courses on cryptocurrencies and blockchain.
Employers fear post-Brexit skills gap – but apprenticeships could hold the solution
With Brexit uncertainty continuing to impact the UK’s economy, new research has arisen.
Lords set out FE recommendations in new report
The House of Lords Economic Affairs Committee has called for a drastic overhaul.
Sustainability in Further Education
College leaders might wax lyrical about it and see it as a priority but are they walking the talk and delivering the goods?
Wasted on the young? The age debate: £10,000 for everyone
Robert S Silver discusses funding FE colleges, community-based education and Lifelong Learning.
Why FE need to put sexist abuse on the agenda
59% of girls and young women aged 13-21 said in 2014 that they had faced sexual harassment at school or college.
£10,000 for education and training
A new report compiled by the influential UCL IOE has recommended that all adults should receive £10,000
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