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....
New teaching aids funded via a kind donation from Coventry Building Society are helping learners build their independence skills at Hereward College. A £1,000 community…
How to Ask Well is emerging as a critical leadership competency across Further Education. As FE teams navigate heavy workloads, pressure to deliver outcomes, and…
When we talk about care and education, we usually picture separate worlds: nurseries, schools, and care homes, each operating in isolation. But what if we brought these…
Students across the Scottish Borders are thriving thanks to Borders College’s English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) programme, a course that many describe as…
Since we published the renewed inspection framework on 9 September 2025, we’ve put on lots of online and face-to-face engagement with further education and skills (FE) providers…
A WREXHAM student has stepped into the national spotlight, becoming a powerful voice for young people and taking their concerns right to the heart of…
A trailblazing three-year partnership between Lovell, Morgan Sindall Construction and the Building Heroes Education Foundation launches the industry focused sponsorship of the Darlington Skills Academy,…
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…
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