Long-time observers of the UK skills system are prone to wearily observing that it is fragmented, complex and a victim of policy inconsistency over time....
According to the Student Mental Health Study, 37% of first-year university students show moderate-to-severe anxiety or depression. This is nearly double the national rate for...
The biggest challenges facing the further education workforce are no great secret. Pay remains a big concern. Funding pressures limit what colleges can offer, while recruitment difficulties...
For years, employers have been telling us that something fundamental is missing in the labour market. Not technical skills, although those matter enormously, but the...
The number of young people not in education, employment or training (NEET) has topped one million for the first time since 2013. Alan Milburn's independent...
Ladi Mohammed and Shani Wijemuni discuss how you turn better understanding of the skills an economy needs into better decisions by people, employers, and training...
A member of your team discloses a neurodivergent condition. You do the right thing. You agree to an adjustment. You understandably feel that the difficult...
The new Burnham led government has only been in power for a couple of months but it has already done enough to indicate that it...
I read three things recently that felt worth pulling together, if only to highlight them rather than fully make sense of them. The first was...
V Levels could offer something the post-16 system badly needs: greater flexibility for young people who want vocational learning without having to specialise as early...
Professor Claire Ozanne has been appointed as the next Vice-Chancellor and Principal of Canterbury Christ Church University. Professor Ozanne is an experienced leader in higher…
City & Guilds has announced that 57 training programmes have been recognised in the 2025 Princess Royal Training Awards. HRH The Princess Royal, President of…
Blackburn College is celebrating record-breaking results, which have set a ‘new benchmark for excellence’ at the college. A-level results at Blackburn College have more than…
More than 1,000 A Level and Vocational students at Brockenhurst College celebrated receiving their results last week (Thursday 14 August). The overall A Level pass…
Central Saint Michael’s Sixth Form in West Bromwich, part of the Sandwell Colleges, is celebrating the excellent achievements of its A-Level students. The class of…
Earlier in the Summer, I had a very welcome invitation to the International Folkemøde, a gathering of Folk High School educators at the International People’s…
Welcome to FE Soundbite Edition 810: 16th August 2025 | Beyond Results Day: Are We Building The Workforce For Skills England’s 2030 Vision? Level 3…
A DEDICATED bilingual student is preparing to take the next steps in her academic journey after an “exceptional time” at college. Nimue Thomas, 18, a…
Central Saint Michael’s Sixth Form in West Bromwich, part of the Sandwell Colleges, is celebrating the excellent achievements of its A-Level students. The class of…
Leeds College of Building (LCB) staff are celebrating another landmark year after students received their Level 3 results (Thursday 14 August). For the second year,…
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