How is Connect to Work Breaking Barriers to Employment? FE Soundbite 851
Welcome to FE Soundbite Edition 851: 13th June 2026. How is Connect to Work Breaking Barriers to Employment? Is this potentially a blueprint for NEETs,…
Month: June 2026
Managing director of third-generation family electrical firm is elected President of Scotland’s largest construction trade association
Scotland’s largest trade construction association, SELECT has elected the managing director of a third-generation Dundee electrical company as its 68th President. Darren Crockett is Managing…
Northampton College students serve up intergenerational ‘Big Lunch’
Students and staff at Northampton College recently welcomed older members of the local community to their campus as part of The Big Lunch, the UK’s…
University apprentices help create solutions to prevent tech-based abuse for Sunderland charity
University of Sunderland apprentices have been tasked to find digital solutions for technology-enabled abuse as part of a consultancy project with a local charity. Digital…
FixFest partnership cements Northampton College’s position as construction sector champion
Northampton College has announced a new partnership with FixFest 2026, the UK’s dedicated festival for tradespeople and their families, as the event heads to Delapré…
Chief Medical Officer visits University of Sunderland to discuss groundbreaking £4.2million NORI Institute
England’s Chief Medical Officer, Professor Sir Chris Whitty, visited the University of Sunderland on Thursday (4 June) to learn more about a pioneering new research…
Taking Teaching Further 2026 opens for registration: up to £21,200 per recruit for FE teacher training
The Department for Education has published guidance for the 2026 cohort of Taking Teaching Further, the programme funding FE providers to recruit industry professionals and…
£8.5m work experience boost for young people furthest from the labour market
Friday 12th June 2026: A major new national programme designed to help young people furthest from the labour market launches today in Blackpool. The Aspiring…
Three outstanding apprentices win Cambrian Training Company Awards
Three outstanding learners took home the apprenticeship awards at leading Welsh work-based learning provider Cambrian Training Company’s prestigious annual awards. Adam Pike, chef de partie…
Breaking Barriers: Why Tackling NEET Requires System Change, Not Another Initiative
At the start of this month, leaders from across government, further education, skills, employability and employer groups gathered for the Breaking Barriers Collective, hosted by…
