Long-time observers of the UK skills system are prone to wearily observing that it is fragmented, complex and a victim of policy inconsistency over time....
According to the Student Mental Health Study, 37% of first-year university students show moderate-to-severe anxiety or depression. This is nearly double the national rate for...
The biggest challenges facing the further education workforce are no great secret. Pay remains a big concern. Funding pressures limit what colleges can offer, while recruitment difficulties...
For years, employers have been telling us that something fundamental is missing in the labour market. Not technical skills, although those matter enormously, but the...
The number of young people not in education, employment or training (NEET) has topped one million for the first time since 2013. Alan Milburn's independent...
Ladi Mohammed and Shani Wijemuni discuss how you turn better understanding of the skills an economy needs into better decisions by people, employers, and training...
A member of your team discloses a neurodivergent condition. You do the right thing. You agree to an adjustment. You understandably feel that the difficult...
The new Burnham led government has only been in power for a couple of months but it has already done enough to indicate that it...
I read three things recently that felt worth pulling together, if only to highlight them rather than fully make sense of them. The first was...
V Levels could offer something the post-16 system badly needs: greater flexibility for young people who want vocational learning without having to specialise as early...
Neurodivergent people can thrive in the workplace when they are given tailored employment support an independent report has found. Independent...
The Scottish Funding Council have today (Thursday 1 October 2026) published its report on the Financial Sustainability of Colleges in...
Prime Minister Andy Burnham has set out plans to rebuild comprehensive education with parity between academic and technical routes, alongside...
Chancellor John Healey has announced an extra £100 million to expand a local apprenticeship service, with all 14 mayoral strategic...
Chancellor’s decision to restore the Union Learning Fund 'rights the wrong' of disastrous own goal made by former Conservative government to...
An aircraft maintenance engineer, a lab technician and the coolest refrigeration expert on the planet, are among 21 UK medallists...
It’s fair to say that businesses don’t, as a rule, begin with a desire to engage with the higher education...
Welcome to FE Soundbite Edition 866: 26th September 2026. Where Will All the Work Experience Placements Come From? This is...
First-of-their-kind training materials published in first step towards every teacher being supported to teach children and young people with SEND...
Association for Project Management (APM), the chartered membership organisation for the project profession, is calling on Government and industry to...
A University of Sunderland student is on track to continue making an impact through her ambition and her advocacy after becoming Pakistan’s first female train…
Sector-led film brings university leaders, security specialists and frontline officers together to explain what institutions should be doing now. The Association of University Chief Security…
Neurodivergent people can thrive in the workplace when they are given tailored employment support an independent report has found. Published today, the Expert Academic Panel…
Long-time observers of the UK skills system are prone to wearily observing that it is fragmented, complex and a victim of policy inconsistency over time.…
According to the Student Mental Health Study, 37% of first-year university students show moderate-to-severe anxiety or depression. This is nearly double the national rate for…
Published just days after Labour Party Conference and ahead of the upcoming Milburn Review’s final report and recommendations, a new report has found that 24%…
Leading chefs and menu developers from the quick service restaurant sector came together at West London College for an immersive Mizkan Menu Development & Market…
Young artists and creatives from across East Sussex have been celebrated for their work, with East Sussex College students among those picking up awards and…
The Scottish Funding Council have today (Thursday 1 October 2026) published its report on the Financial Sustainability of Colleges in Scotland. The report paints an…
Suffolk New College staff quenched their first with the taste of success this week after winning a national water accolade. Staff were nominated in the…
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