Warrington school invests in apprenticeships to boost pupils’ learning experiences
A Warrington primary school has used the government’s Olympic Legacy Fund to invest in apprentices and improve the learning experiences of its pupils in and…
Ruth Gilbert
Education is clearly about far more than exam results: What do young people need from education?
As a trained teacher, former college principal and now education director for a property development group – I have spent all my life either in…
Help young people to make the most of FE by improving careers education
The importance of high quality careers education is one of those things that no-one can dispute. Quite simply, young people can’t possibly make informed decisions…
Putting the Careers Strategy into practice
Every ‘long-awaited’ strategy from the Government comes with much expectation from the sector it affects. This is most certainly the case with the Careers Strategy,…
Building Our Industrial Strategy- FE can lead the way
It is a time of real change for the UK, the US and indeed the world. The Government is responding to this change, setting out…
Ruth Gilbert discusses Ofsted’s ‘getting ready for work’ report
Career College Trust Chief Executive Ruth Gilbert discusses the ‘Getting Ready for work’ Ofsted report. The report looks at 40 schools across the country and…
Ruth Gilbert: what employers are looking for when recruiting young people
Career Colleges Trust Chief Executive Ruth Gilbert chats about what employers are looking for when recruiting young people at the Youth Employment Convention.. She also…
FE and employers – uniting to futureproof our industries
For the past three years, we have been working hard with FE partners to establish a network of employer-led, skills-focused Career Colleges. From South Tyneside…
Post-16 skills plan – shining a light on high quality vocational education
Vocational education in this country has been subject to a number of reviews over the past few years. Despite the overall consensus that high quality…
Supporting women leaders of the future
On the 25 May, I’ll be speaking at the Women’s Leadership Network conference in London. I am keen to share my experiences with other senior…