Is end-point assessment a barrier to apprenticeship completions?
With providers under the spotlight on achievement rates, a new report explores the part played by EPA in low achievement rates and the role for employers,…
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FE colleges need better tools to compete for their teacher workforce
The further education (FE) sector is crucial to England’s education system, providing training programmes essential for addressing skills gaps and helping students transition into skilled…
Ready for Retrofit? What new ministers can learn from the 2023 LSIPs
Charlotte argues new ministers must prioritise home retrofitting for net zero, emphasising skill development through FE. She finds Local Skills Improvement Plans inadequately address retrofitting…
Gatsby Report: LSIPs Crucial for Next Government’s Decarbonisation Plans
A new report has found significant differences in how prepared local areas are to retrofit homes to be more energy efficient. The report, based on…
New Study Reveals Dynamic Recruitment Trends in Further Education (FE) Colleges Amidst and Post COVID-19 Pandemic
Data-driven analysis from Gatsby Charitable Foundation and SchoolDash highlights stark contrast of recruitment trends observed in FE colleges, sixth form colleges, and UTCs compared to…
Making sense of technical assessment – Is standardisation the biggest challenge?
Anyone who has wrapped a wet towel round their head to devise a technical assessment will recognise the dilemmas: the rigour of standardised examinations, or…
The Gatsby Foundation’s response to the Government’s Innovation Strategy
Gatsby welcomes the focus on emerging skills development and the adoption of the skills value chain approach set out today (22 July 2021) in the…
Reforming our post-16 landscape: An important milestone in the reform of technical education in England
This week, the government published the response to its consultation on the review of post-16 qualifications at level 3. This is an important milestone in the…
Government strengthens commitment to the Gatsby Benchmarks for Good Career Guidance
Today’s (15 July 2021) release of updated statutory guidance for schools, further education colleges, and sixth form colleges on the delivery of career guidance brings…
Unfinished business: business support services and further education
Government’s recent white paper, Skills for jobs: lifelong learning for opportunity and growth, sets out an ambition for College Business Centres to work with employers…