While the headlines this year have gone to pathways and funding, the deepest apprenticeship reform is happening in a corner of the system most commentary...
Ten academic years ago, I wrote for FE News about challenging stereotypes, inspired by the late MP Jo Cox. As another academic year begins, I...
Almost a million young people in the UK are not in education, employment, or training (NEET). That’s a grim milestone that’s only marginally dropped in the latest quarter according to the ONS....
“Employers are far more likely to engage when they believe the organisation contacting them understands the commercial environment in which they operate.” We cannot solve...
The financial pressures facing UK higher education have reached a point where we need to ask a more fundamental question: is the problem simply that universities...
Higher and degree apprenticeships should be one of the most powerful drivers of social mobility. They offer the chance to earn while learning, gain real...
The hiring and recruitment space is experiencing more change than ever before. Just under a million 16 to 24-year-olds in the UK are now out...
Last week brought a welcome signal that the government is ready to rethink GCSE maths resits. Education Secretary Lucy Powell acknowledged that failing to get...
In a few short weeks, tens of thousands of young people fresh from receiving their A-level and BTEC results will head off to university to...
As August draws to a close, Further Education settles into a particular rhythm. INSET days land in the final week of the month, enrolment week...
@borders-college is celebrating the completion of a significant campus redevelopment project designed to enhance the student experience, create improved working environments for staff, and provide…
An apprenticeship graduate who credits the University of Salford with helping shape her career is now creating the same opportunity for others, after HMG Paints became…
Five DWP research reports published today feed the Milburn review, which reports in September. In the employer survey, 72% of employers who had used a…
The latest ONS figures show 981,000 young people aged 16 to 24 were NEET in April to June 2026, down 30,000 on the quarter but…
Sir David Bell has stood down as Vice Chair of Skills England, the organisation announced today. Skills England Chair Phil Smith said: “I want to…
The Jobs Guarantee scheme offers a direct route into work for all 18–24-year-olds who have been claiming Universal Credit and looking for work for 18…
Shelby Weaver-Slaughter is drawing on challenging experiences she went through as a child to carve out an inspirational career in social care, helping to change…
The first in a new series examining international careers, employability and skills systems, and what England might responsibly learn from them. Introduction There is something…
A Shipley College student is celebrating after achieving a Distinction in Childcare and securing a job as a specialist teaching assistant. Ruby Kaczkowski said she…
For the third year running, Grŵp Llandrillo Menai achieved the highest Overall Satisfaction in Wales for the National Student Survey of Higher Education Institutes. The…
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