The UK will need hundreds of thousands of new construction workers in the coming years to meet demand for housing, infrastructure and clean energy projects....
The debate about whether AI belongs in education is rapidly becoming redundant. The more important question is what education does now that AI is already...
Young people not in education, employment or training have often missed out on opportunities to develop essential employment skills. The Nuffield Foundation has launched a...
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....
Recent years have exposed how public institutions can fail the people they serve and how the absence of candour can deepen harm when things go…
Transport Manufacturing Faces Skills Crisis: Committee Calls for Apprenticeship Funding Reform and Greater Levy Flexibility A new Transport Committee report has urged the Government to…
Students at Barking & Dagenham College were given a rare insight into the future of space, science and engineering when they were joined by Dr…
Tim Bennett-Hart to Chair Federation of Awarding Bodies, Kelle McQuade as Vice Chair from 10 February 2026 The Federation of Awarding Bodies has announced that…
A FORMER chef who spent years working in restaurant kitchens in Poland is now preparing to begin a PhD in Thailand. And Lukas Stevenson says…
More than 330 businesses across Greater Manchester have been supported to grow, innovate and improve productivity thanks to the University of Salford’s Centre for Sustainable Innovation (CSI),…
Defence, aerospace and engineering company Babcock International has announced an exciting collaboration with Telford College, providing students with work placement opportunities and a pathway to…
Learners in Penrith have strengthened their customer service and hospitality skills after completing a specialist training programme delivered by Cumbrian provider PHX Training. The PHX…
Ahead of Jisc’s 2026 leadership survey opening in February, Robin Ghurbhurun takes a look at what’s been keeping FE leaders awake at night during the last decade. Since 2016, the FE sector…
With youth unemployment at crisis levels and millions of people navigating an increasingly uncertain world of work, entrepreneurs Jackson Parsons and Leon Juice today announce…
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