From the end of 2023, until the beginning of 2025, I was leading a piece of research titled Appreciating and Supporting Neurodiversity for the New...
Further Education colleges are already driving innovation every day, yet their contribution remains largely invisible in national policy. Elaine Baxter explores why recognising, supporting and...
Last week, I joined representatives from Parliament, employers, business organisations, awarding bodies and the wider skills sector at the New Statesman Politics Live event to...
The most important word in apprenticeships is not achievement. That is not about diminishing the importance of completion or success. Achievement matters. It signals that...
In the second part of our special feature for FE News to mark Youth Employment Week, Alison Morris, Director of Policy at Skills Federation brings...
There is growing evidence that sustainability is moving from a specialist function into mainstream business operations Employers are increasingly seeking professionals who combine technical business...
This is Part Two of three on children, social media and the ban. The government is introducing legislation to bar children from the platforms. It...
When Prime Minister-in-waiting Andy Burnham walks into Number 10- be that Downing Street or the ‘Number 10 of the north’ in Manchester- what should his...
The idea that a career in research is becoming obsolete is easy to understand. It is also wrong, but not for the reasons you might expect. Behind the debate about research careers lies a more...
It’s Youth Employment Week, and in a special feature for FE News, Alison Morris, Director of Policy at Skills Federation brings together members Adrian Wookey,...
As educators, we’re all too familiar with the challenge of supporting students who arrive in September lacking key knowledge and confidence, especially in maths. The…
Lack of clarity over delivery of 6,500 additional teachers pledge as report highlights impact of workforce shortfalls in disadvantaged areas The government should look at…
Strategic Development Network (SDN) and Mesma have formally merged to create SDN Mesma Group, bringing together their complementary strengths across the further education, skills, and…
Vocational training provider PHX Training has announced the appointment of Rachel Kaplan as business leader for its centres in Carlisle and Workington. Rachel, who lives…
Burton and South Derbyshire College (BSDC) is celebrating another outstanding achievement in Cyber Security, as current student Liam Dinsdale has been selected to join Squad…
AN INSPIRATIONAL figure in Welsh tennis and youth politics secured a raft of accolades following smash-hit success on and off the court. Former Coleg Cambria…
A youth-led shadow Curriculum and Assessment Review has today (8 July) published its final report, outlining the changes that young people want to see in…
A team of Leeds College of Building (LCB) staff have competed in ‘The Big Construction Diversity Challenge’ for the first time. The annual event, held…
Six years ago, Steph Capewell founded children’s charity Love, Amelia, after she experienced the unthinkable, losing her daughter Amelia. Now Steph is graduating this week…
London South East Colleges has been shortlisted for the Outstanding Employer accolade in the Ethnicity Awards 2025 – and is the only FE college to be…
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