ERSA Employability Award winners
I don’t need to tell you the difference that a ‘thank you’ can make. You’re happy to help a friend to move, but you probably…
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Ian Pretty to be new 157 Group CEO
The 157 Group colleges association has announced plans to appoint Ian Pretty as chief executive later this year. Pretty, a senior vice president for the…
Moving learning from analogue to digital
The debate about the potential benefits and impact of moving towards more online learning for our students continues. The FE sector as a whole is…
The sleeping beauty of professionalism in FE
When I was invited to write an article for FE News, I accepted immediately, but then I was left in a quandary as to what…
Mind the Gap – engaging employers from sectors with skills gaps
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) analysts have recently suggested that UK nations have the biggest skills gaps between young people who are…
Mind the gap – engaging employers from sectors with skills gaps
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) analysts have recently suggested that UK nations have the biggest skills gaps between young people who are…
400+ varieties: Skillz Meanz Marketised FE
We should never underestimate the radical nature of the Further and Higher Education Act of 1992. This legislation set up colleges as stand-alone institutions with…
Are ‘open days’ still relevant?
With ‘open day’ season drawing to a close, colleges are welcoming prospective students and their families for the final time this year. As such, now…
Working together Essex colleges are achieving more with less
With FE funding becoming increasingly challenging for colleges there is a considerable need to provide a superb learning experience and at the same time be…
Those were the days?
Forty years ago I signed up to study an A Level in English Literature at my local FE College. I liked reading, but I wasn’t…