New analysis of data reveals a stark numeracy divide across England, with communities in the North struggling with numbers more than those in the South....
The school 14-16 curriculum has not served the needs of all children. For too long vocational education has been the preserve of FE, especially for...
Two senior roundtables on AI adoption kept returning to the same quiet risk: the tasks that once taught young people the job are being automated...
Lord Agnew, Chair of the House of Lords special inquiry Numeracy for Life Committee summarises the findings and conclusions of the Committee’s year-long inquiry. For...
Small and medium-sized enterprises are the backbone of the UK economy, yet encouraging more of them to participate in apprenticeships remains a challenge. While much...
As we await Alan Milburn’s final review of young people and work, much of the debate has understandably focused on the scale of youth inactivity,...
A college can achieve a strong staff survey response rate and still fail to hear from some of the people it most needs to understand....
In a special feature for FE News to mark Get the Nation Learning Week, Alison Morris, Director of Policy at Skills Federation brings together members...
The Government’s Youth Guarantee is a welcome recognition that too many young people are being left behind. But if it is to succeed over the...
Picture a meeting that covers a change to timetables, a new adjustments plan, or a restructure proposal. Everyone nods. Actions are agreed. Then, over the...
Dr Nisreen Ameen responds to the UK Government’s plan to introduce AI in secondary school classrooms, drawing on findings from the National AI Skills Gap…
Adult learning is essential for helping workers and economies adjust to the intensifying demands of digitalisation, the green transition, and population ageing. New data from…
This is the key conclusion reached by the House of Lords special inquiry committee on the Autism Act 2009 in its report published today: Time…
Welcome to FE Soundbite Edition 824: 21st November 2025. NEETs Drop By 2,000, House of Lords Backs FE For Social Mobility: Will The Chancellor Also…
AFTER nearly five years of dedicated craftsmanship, an incredible Knife Dragon sculpture has been fully completed and now stands proudly outside Coleg Cambria’s Bersham Road…
Buckinghamshire College Group is proud to announce that it has been awarded the Bronze Award in Trauma-Informed and Attachment-Aware Practice by the Buckinghamshire Virtual School.…
South Eastern Regional College (SERC) is extremely proud of our Higher Level Apprentice in Culinary Arts, Grace Dugan, who has won the UK-wide Eat Wild…
So, what does “good” vocational education look like and how do we continue to improve what we do? A couple of weeks ago, I had…
New Education Policy Institute (EPI) analysis finds that GCSE attainment casts a long shadow, entrenching the earnings gap for disadvantaged pupils from the age of 16.…
A campaign to promote careers in the logistics industry took centre stage during a business event held in Ipswich this week. The occasion was overseen…
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