The Breaking Barriers report is absolutely right to focus on building more bridges into work for young people and moving the debate away from cliff...
On Tuesday last week, the Prime Minister announced plans to put technical education on an equal footing with academic study. There was more focus on...
In the first three months of 2026, the number of young people in the UK who were not in education, employment or training (NEETs) passed...
The recent FE News special feature for Youth Employment Week rightly celebrated the employers who are working hard to open doors for young people, showcasing...
Lord Agnew, Chair of the House of Lords special inquiry Numeracy for Life Committee provides an update on the Committee’s year-long inquiry. The cross-party House of Lords Numeracy for Life...
September marks the three-year anniversary of the Green Changemakers programme and we have learned so much in that time. On this quiet morning in my...
It has been nine months since the House of Lords Social Mobility Policy Committee, which I chaired, published its report ‘Social mobility: Local roots, lasting...
As budgets tighten and campus capacity shrinks, hybrid models offer a practical way to deliver exams at scale. As higher and further education institutions across...
After my ADHD diagnosis, the research, and that conversation with a former employer, I noted in my last article that I'd launched something that I...
At the start of his second week as Prime Minister, Andy Burnham has announced what amounts to a revolution in education policy. We have heard...
Apprenticeship students from The City of Liverpool College working with the construction arm of Torus Group have been at the centre of an initiative to…
If 2025 was a year of reform announcements for the FE and skills system – and it was, from V-levels to professional development to new ways of funding…
Not many of you may know, but I’m actually a degree apprentice. I’m studying Responsible Business Management at the University of Exeter while working full-time…
Three colleges are stepping up to tackle digital inequality across the further education (FE) sector. Today, Basingstoke College of Technology (BCoT), the Heart of Yorkshire…
Thousands more young people will be given the opportunity to train as bricklayers, plumbers and engineers as the government creates 13,000 apprenticeship and T Level…
The director of a global training provider has urged businesses to “use it or lose it” as Government reforms taking effect this year mean many…
To mark National Apprenticeship Week, Burton and South Derbyshire College (BSDC) is shining a spotlight on former Commis Chef Apprentice, Felix Vipond, who has gone…
New Indeed Hiring Lab research finds strong UK adoption, uneven productivity gains and a large group at risk of being left behind New global research…
Monday 9 February marks the start of National Apprenticeship Week, a week-long celebration that brings together businesses and apprentices across the country to shine a…
The educational charity and leading vocational and technical learning organisation NCFE has appointed four new trustees to its board, further strengthening its governance with expertise spanning technology, adult social care, early years, and the sport, active leisure and wellbeing sector. Jack…
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