It’s been a couple of weeks since the Milburn report was published, and I like everyone have been digesting the report and the analysis. Like a well-trained student,...
Britain’s NEET crisis is no longer a warning sign; it is a structural failure. The latest Office for National Statistics (ONS) figures (Jan-March 2026) estimate...
Across further and higher education, widening participation has become one of the defining policy priorities of the past two decades. Institutions have rightly focused on...
Young people today are entering a world in upheaval. Wars in Ukraine and the Middle East, record-breaking temperatures, and the accelerating rise of AI is...
According to the latest ONS labour market data, youth unemployment has hit 14.7%. That means one in seven young people looking for work can't find...
I was delighted to work with colleagues at FE News’ Breaking Barriers event on a construction job. We worked to take apart the youth employment...
For too long, the national conversation around success has treated university as the default route into a professional career. Yet across the UK, thousands of...
At the start of this month, leaders from across government, further education, skills, employability and employer groups gathered for the Breaking Barriers Collective, hosted by...
There is a particular kind of honesty that emerges when a room full of practitioners, advocates and leaders agrees to stop being polite about a...
The publication of the Milburn interim review on young people and work arrives at an important moment for England’s education, employment and skills system. With...
Proposals for a new inspection model include: Ofsted has today launched a major consultation, seeking the views of parents, carers, professionals and learners, on a…
Welcome to FE Soundbite Edition 782: 1st February 2025 | DeepSeek’s Wake-Up Call: Are we ready for Rapid Skills Change? | FE Soundbite 782 This…
SCIENCE-LOVING students proved to be a real force in a national physics tournament. Learners from Coleg Cambria achieved staggering results at The British Physics Olympiad…
Let’s start with the obvious: business and government agree that having a well-functioning labour market is absolutely crucial for sustainable economic growth. It is the…
Sparsholt College Group’s (SCG) Animal Health and Welfare Research Centre (AHWRC) and Aquatic Research Centre (ARC) achieved a mark of excellence in zoos and aquariums.…
Leading awarding organisation and early years specialist NCFE has today (31 January) launched a pioneering qualification designed to address the growing need for high-quality baby…
Upskilling is often celebrated for its ability to boost retention, improve job satisfaction, and build stronger teams. But have you ever considered its role in…
A nation’s success in pure economic terms like productivity, its unemployment figures or its citizen’s satisfaction levels depends on aligning further education outcomes with what…
Tackling extremism and social division presents a significant challenge for Further Education (FE) and Skills leaders and educators. From far-right violence – as witnessed last…
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is rapidly reshaping teaching, learning, and staff development. A recent research study by academics at the University of Derby, published in the…
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