Remaining calm in an age of anxiety
As COVID-19 affects our anxiety levels, it's important to know what steps you can take to help remain calm.
Cancelling GCSEs – the impact on FE
Thoughts have turned to the impact on students, teachers, schools and colleges following GCSE cancellations.
Occupational health nurse apprenticeship
It has been announced that the first occupational health nurse apprenticeship will be launched in the summer of 2020.
FE to receive £24 million ‘support package’
FE providers are set to benefit from a £24m support package so they can continue to recruit, retain & develop teachers.
Apprenticeship Levy: reform needed
The government must reform England’s Apprenticeship Levy to enable businesses to provide more high-quality training.
The rise of women in engineering
Initiatives have been launched to turn stereotypes on their head and encourage women to join the engineering profession.
Bursaries didn't solve the teacher shortage
Figures released by the DfE show that the teachers taken on in 2017 with bursaries are less likely to be teaching now.
GCSEs ’19: how the gender gap is closing
The year that gender performance expectations were turned on their head.
FE v. Secondary – budget cuts compared
FE is overlooked for funding yet holds a unique knowledge set and makes a critical contribution to society... can they be compared?
Ofsted's new framework 'does not fit' FE
The education watchdog has worryingly admitted that its new model for evaluating lesson quality “does not fit” FE providers.
Augar review: a missed opportunity for FE
FE could see an increase in funding, a capital programme to enhance colleges, and free provision for adult learners.
Youth Voice Census 2019 insights
The Youth Voice Census has revealed worryingly low career confidence and an ongoing gender divide. A summary...
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