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....
If I apply for a job and am turned down because of my background or ethnicity, the people at the company to which I applied…
NCFE, an educational charity and leader in vocational and technical learning, has teamed up with the Young Gamers & Gamblers Education Trust (YGAM) to investigate…
From drivers, cleaners, and farm workers to hairdressers, childminders and builders, plus many more besides, self-employment is in no way the sole preserve of highly…
Today (10th May 2022), Historic England has launched an interactive education tool which will display hundreds of images of the Queen visiting key heritage sites…
A new Cyber Innovation Hub to help Wales become a global leader in the sector will be operational later this year, thanks to a £3m…
The TUC has today (Tuesday) warned that anything less than an employment bill at the Queen’s Speech would be an act of betrayal – leaving…
Four Blackburn Sixth Form students are in the running for a Peel Foundation Scholarship Award. Hamzah Adam, 18, Hannah Ledgerwood, 19, Zak Patel, 18 and…
At the start of Mental Health Awareness Week, new research for the NASUWT – The Teachers’ Union finds widespread evidence of clinical depression amongst teachers…
Students already facing inequalities in higher education (HE) are likely being further disadvantaged due to mental health issues exacerbated by the COVID pandemic, a new…
The Chancellor @rishisunak launches @GoogleUK’s #DigitalGarage Skills Training Tour The Chancellor hailed small businesses as the “heart of our economy” today as he set out…
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