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...
This summer has delivered the clearest statement of intent on skills that further education has seen in a generation. Technical education pathways from age 14,…
Welcome to FE Soundbite Edition 861: 22nd August 2026. With a UK Jobs Drought: Will the New Student Cohort Be Pointed In The Right Direction?…
A young person who once became so frightened by dogs that he would cross the road to avoid them now looks forward to spending every…
Suzanne Mulholland, the entrepreneur, author and television presenter behind The Batch Lady, will receive an Honorary Fellowship from @BordersCollege during its annual Graduation Ceremony in…
Students from Leeds City College are celebrating their GCSE results today, with many achieving the all-important Grade 4 in English and Maths. One student receiving…
BBC National News were at Sandwell College today to see students aged 16-18 years taking the next step towards their careers as they celebrated their…
For social care to be fit for the future, the workforce must be central to reform. Adult social care stands at a critical moment. Demand for care…
One of the stranger features of modern professional culture is how often workplaces reward the performance of competence rather than competence itself: The person replying…
Stephanie Molyneaux, Apprenticeships Manager at WSH Ltd, has been awarded an Honorary Doctorate in Business Administration from Arden University, in recognition of her exceptional leadership…
As students receive their GCSE results, many are heading to the University of Derby – Buxton to explore their next steps in education and future…
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