Provider achievement rates receive significant attention from boards, governors and executive teams because they provide a straightforward indication of overall performance. They are often one...
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...
Basingstoke College of Technology (BCoT) has announced Lorraine Heath as its permanent Principal. Lorraine joined BCoT in 1997 in corporate services before she qualified as…
Children and young people with special educational needs were at the forefront of discussions at the launch of the Education World Forum today, as the…
Inspirational apprentices and employers across the region have been championed at an awards ceremony organised by The Sheffield College. The Apprenticeship Celebration Awards recognise the…
Six spin-outs in areas from biomanufacturing in space to environmentally conscious fashion have progressed during a UKRI Research England pilot which demonstrated the success of…
The Confederation of Paper Industries (CPI) is pleased to announce the launch of the SIAS Level 2 Certificate Fundamentals of Paper Technology, a qualification for…
Further education colleges across the UK continue to demonstrate resilience and ingenuity in the face of sustained financial pressure. While funding remains constrained and costs…
Welcome to FE Soundbite Edition 847: 16th May 2026. After DfE’s new investment in research centres to shape education policy, could this have a knock-on…
A record 7,500 visitors enjoyed glorious sunshine and a packed programme of family activities as Lambing Weekend returned to Oaklands College in St Albans. Families…
For the first time, young people with special educational needs (SEND) on HMRC’s Supported Internship programme will experience workplace opportunities across the civil service thanks…
Two-day programme showcased skills and technologies driving UK’s low-carbon transition Middlesbrough College students have taken part in a two-day event designed to highlight career opportunities in…
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