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....
“Employers are far more likely to engage when they believe the organisation contacting them understands the commercial environment in which they operate.” We cannot solve...
The financial pressures facing UK higher education have reached a point where we need to ask a more fundamental question: is the problem simply that universities...
Higher and degree apprenticeships should be one of the most powerful drivers of social mobility. They offer the chance to earn while learning, gain real...
The hiring and recruitment space is experiencing more change than ever before. Just under a million 16 to 24-year-olds in the UK are now out...
Last week brought a welcome signal that the government is ready to rethink GCSE maths resits. Education Secretary Lucy Powell acknowledged that failing to get...
In a few short weeks, tens of thousands of young people fresh from receiving their A-level and BTEC results will head off to university to...
As August draws to a close, Further Education settles into a particular rhythm. INSET days land in the final week of the month, enrolment week...
Welcome to FE Soundbite Edition 857: 25th July 2026. Will Number 10 North Be Genuinely Pioneering, New System-Wide Thinking, or Is It Just Close to…
RECORD numbers of school leavers are taking their first steps towards the future at Coleg Cambria after enrolling on its expanded Jobs Growth Wales+ summer…
Students from South Korea gained insight into the UK’s healthcare, emergency services and public sector organisations during a week-long educational visit hosted by Burton and…
A student from NPTC Group of Colleges is making impressive progress on the national and international basketball stage after taking up the sport just over two years…
New UK report points to practical application of AI and critical human skills as the bridge between higher education and AI-enabled work Pearson and Amazon…
FE leaders are not short of priorities. Funding pressures, curriculum reform, skills gaps, and meeting diverse learner needs all demand attention, so the instinct can…
UK employees took an average of 9.4 days of sickness absence last year, according to the CIPD. That’s up from 7.8 days in 2023 and…
Across the country, clean energy projects are falling behind schedule. Sometimes it’s planning disputes. Other times, it’s budget pressures. But the challenge that often goes…
A business improvement programme delivered by the University of Salford’s Centre for Sustainable Innovation (CSI) has helped operational leaders at Mettler-Toledo Safeline Ltd achieve a…
Education providers and safeguarding professionals from across Greater Manchester came together for the region’s first ever safeguarding conference, marking a significant step forward in protecting…
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