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Careers education and employer visits are key to success

Young people are aware of apprenticeships – but our research shows how better guidance at school boosts likelihood they’ll take them up

Opinion, Apprenticeships

Scoring a brace in sports career

Declan Swan is a man with two goals – developing his BTEC sports students and winning promotion for Sandbach United FC. It’s a game of keepy-uppy that fills his day from dawn till dusk… For Declan Swan, football isn’t just a passion, it’s his profession both in and out of the classroom. By day, he’s […]

Profiles, Day in the life

Industrial strategy fails without extra electricians and plumbers

Independent training providers need equal access to state funding and support to boost qualified employee numbers

Opinion, industrial strategy

Tech exec and ex-DfE perm sec to lead Skills England

Phil Smith and David Bell named chair and vice chair respectively, while two senior civil servants will jobshare as CEO

News, Skills reform

Fury as DfE cuts adult education budgets

Combined authorities told to expect reductions in ‘already deeply diminished’ adult skills funding

News, Adult education

We took a hard look at soft skills to prepare students for work

Heart of Worcestershire College’s 5Cs initiative integrates attributes demanded by employers into every aspect of student experience

Opinion, The Staffroom - opinion

Esports in colleges: is rapid growth in provision fair game for criticism?

More than 100 FE colleges in England now offer esports courses, but homegrown job vacancies in the industry are only in the double figures. Jessica Hill hears insider opinion is split between ‘growth area’ and ‘gimmick’

Feature, News, Long read

Demand for industry training board merger rejected

‘No plans to legislate’ for a merger between CITB and ECITB, DfE says after independent review

News, DfE

It’s dumb to leave adults lagging in the AI revolution

Without better funding for local learning, adults with weak digital skills cannot hope to keep up with AI advancements

Opinion, Adult education