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...
United Colleges Group (UCG) is delighted to announce it has been awarded the prestigious Investors in Diversity Gold – Leaders in Diversity accreditation by the…
In the world of apprenticeships, Qualification Achievement Rates (QAR) have long been a hot topic and it’s no wonder why. Back in June 2022, the…
Welcome to FE Soundbite Edition 805: 12th July 2025 | Is The FE and Skills Policy Churn Causing Chaos For Learners and Hindering Social Mobility?…
A £10M agriculture innovation centre launched with a prestigious prizegiving for land-based learners. State-of-the-art Hwb Arloesi at Coleg Cambria Llysfasi was backed with more than £5.9m…
Milton Keynes College Group’s Iman Essadiki and Mark Fell discuss how they’re making menopause support a workplace priority. Recognising that women comprise 60-70% of the…
Information about the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill. The English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill will deliver on the government’s commitment to widen and…
This November, the WorldSkills UK National Finals 2025 will cross the border and be hosted in Wales for the very first time. The UK’s flagship skills competition…
Zinachi Oguntayo’s remarkable journey from academic struggle to scholarship success is inspiring a new conversation about resilience, disability and the power of support in higher…
Ofsted has today announced a full programme of sector engagement to be launched in September when the final set of education inspection reforms are published.…
Performing Arts students at Burton and South Derbyshire College (BSDC) recently completed a rewarding work experience project in partnership with the children’s wellbeing charity, Flower…
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