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....
At 21, Jodie Bailey-Ho has already worked as a Department for Education youth focal point for sustainability and climate change, and currently serves as Student…
With vacancies falling, unemployment rising and nearly four in five employers reporting gaps in their workforce, the challenge now goes beyond recruitment, it’s about readiness.…
Throughout UK industry and higher educational sectors, there’s a pivotal juncture looming. With automation on the rise, business models shifting and skills demand changing, the…
Welcome to FE Soundbite Edition 823: 15th November 2025. Milburn, Mayfield and Timms: Why Are They So Important To The FE, Skills And Employability Sector?…
Ofsted has a unique perspective on the various places that children and learners experience. We gain this through our inspections of schools and further education…
Grŵp Llandrillo Menai has pledged its support to developing the skilled workforce needed for Rolls-Royce’s proposed small modular nuclear reactors at Wylfa on Ynys Môn,…
November marks Creative Careers Month, a time to spotlight pathways into design, technology, and innovation. With the recent National Curriculum and Assessment Review calling for…
Prison overcrowding, staffing shortages and deteriorating infrastructure is having a ‘profound impact on the ability of prisons to deliver rehabilitation’, a new report published today…
Leeds College of Building (LCB) is celebrating after winning a top industry trophy at the Construction Apprenticeship Awards 2025 in Manchester. The prestigious ‘Construction Apprenticeship College /…
New City College student Roberta Crawford – known to friends as Bobbie – continues to shine as an inspiration to young people across the country…
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