It seems everyone in Greater Manchester has an Andy Burnham Story. Mine starts backstage at Parklife festival in 2017. I was fortunate enough to be...
Employers understand the need for skills. They experience recruitment pressures, changing technology and gaps in workforce capability directly. What many understand less clearly, is how...
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...
The Sheffield College is a national finalist in the Apprenticeship and Training Awards 2026. Around 90 organisations have been named in the awards, which celebrate…
On 2 December 2025, Ministers Shane Reti and Penny Simmonds released New Zealand’s new Tertiary Education Strategy for 2025-2030. In this fourth article in my…
Year 11 students across England will be able to view their GCSE results on their phones for the first time from this summer, speeding up…
Buckinghamshire College Group is excited to announce a new partnership with Future Pro Football Academy (FPF Academy), launching at the Wycombe Campus. This collaboration will…
Four students from NCC Rainham’s Construction and Engineering Campus were praised by the London Fire Brigade for their quick thinking and bravery after they rushed…
Hydrogen Safe, the hydrogen safety training specialist, is continuing its work in partnership with the South Essex Colleges Group to deliver its condensed Level 3…
People and projects transforming lives through learning across Wales are being sought for this year’s Inspire! Adult Learning Awards which are now open for nominations.…
The Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity (CIMSPA) has announced Northamptonshire-based Moulton College as its latest Further Education Partner. As the sport and…
Apprenticeship Governing Boards: What does 2026 hold? I’ve spent many years sitting on or advising the boards and committees of independent training providers, employer providers…
I’m incredibly proud to share that I’ve now completed my Level 7 Senior Leadership apprenticeship at The University of Manchester: Alliance Manchester Business School – graduating with a…
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