100,000 placements is a welcome start. Who helps young people get to day one? In thirty-five years working in careers guidance, I have watched a...
Term has started, and colleges are still settling timetables and filling gaps in delivery. It's a good moment to look at who's teaching under subcontracted...
Adult learners are already investing in new careers; policy should turn that commitment into a connected journey from entry-level competence to higher technical progression. The...
The funded management ladder has gone. Team Leader at Level 3, Operations Manager at Level 5, Chartered Manager at Level 6, Coaching Professional, Improvement Practitioner,...
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...
Cardiff and Vale College worked with the Vale Domestic Abuse Service (DAS) to help some of its users develop their DIY skills for basic home…
T-Level Health students at East Sussex College’s Eastbourne campus have gratefully received a donation of medical equipment from local charity Medi Tech Trust, giving them…
Twenty-five of the finest apprentices working in Wales have had their hard work and determination celebrated at the Cardiff and Vale College Apprenticeship Awards 2026.…
@BordersCollege was delighted to recently welcome the Minister for Higher and Further Education, Ben Macpherson, to its Scottish Borders Campus. The visit recognised the vital…
For the first time, the sector came together to celebrate the Sector Supplier Awards, recognising the people and teams whose expertise, technology, and support enable providers…
Today colleges from across the West Midlands will unite at Cadbury Sixth Form College – part of The Sandwell Colleges – for a day of…
The latest figures released today by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show 957,000 young people aged 16-24 were not in education, employment, or training…
The Schools White Paper, Every Child Achieving and Thriving, alongside the SEND consultation Putting Children and Young People First, represents the most ambitious overhaul of…
Adults in prison who were previously in care show higher rates of neurodisability traits and life adversity, including homelessness, substance use and unemployment. These overlapping…
Hull College is celebrating national recognition after being presented with one of the UK’s most prestigious education honours – the Queen Elizabeth Prize for Higher…
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