Andy Burnham means business. Two weeks into the job, the new Prime Minister has promised to end rough sleeping, fix social care, cap energy bills...
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...
New City College has once again taken a leading role in shaping the future of further education, officially launching the new 16–19 Evidence Partnership in…
A University of Sunderland graduate has been presented with her MBE by the Princess Royal, Her Royal Highness Princess Anne at St James’s Palace. Kylie…
As colleges, we’re always looking for the best ways to help employers fill their talent pathways, at the same time as helping young people make…
City College Plymouth was proud to host a major careers event on Friday 28 November, welcoming Year 8, 9 and 10 students from Tor Bridge…
Professor Paul Boyle, Vice-Chancellor of Swansea University, has been appointed the new Chair of the British Council Wales Advisory Committee, succeeding Rob Humphreys CBE FLSW,…
A leading environmental charity has welcomed the passing of a bill which means all Scottish schoolchildren will get to experience at least one outdoor residential trip during their education as a ‘landmark’ moment. …
City College Plymouth and Princess Yachts are proud to celebrate the graduation of the third cohort from the ten-week Chartered Management Institute (CMI) Leadership and…
City College Plymouth is proud to announce that Dartmoor Zoological Society has been chosen as the College’s official Charity of the Year for 2025/26. The…
The backlog of people waiting to have their work capability assessed is to be significantly reduced through a package of measures that will reduce UK welfare spending by £1.9bn by the end of 2030/31. The changes will see the Government…
The Sheffield College has achieved third place in the latest ranking of 100 inclusive employers nationally and is the top further education provider. The National…
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