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...
Work has begun on a new look for Leeds College of Building’s (LCB) North Street Campus building. As part of ongoing improvements to its estate,…
NPTC Group of Colleges is proud to congratulate this year’s recipients of the prestigious Law Award for Outstanding Achievement, sponsored by Jennifer Melly Law. The…
Art and Design students from Reading College and University Centre welcomed friends and families to their Art Exhibition Private View on Thursday 18 June. The…
Andrew Addis-Fuller and his son, Oliver, were both winners at leading Welsh work-based learning provider Cambrian Training Company’s annual Apprenticeship, Employment and Skills Awards. Andrew,…
South Devon College announces exciting new Sixth Form offer launching in September 2026. Students will benefit from a brand-new hub which includes a Sixth Form study and social space, as well as…
Award-winning Liverpool poet Joseph Roberts has penned an original poem celebrating the ambition, resilience and character of the city’s young people as part of a…
Wales, like the wider UK, is facing a growing workforce challenge. Nearly one million young people are currently not in education, employment or training (NEET),…
We catch up with Baz Ramaiah, Director of Policy and Research at Youth Employment UK, at the recent Breaking Barriers collective, a collective intelligence event…
The apprenticeship sector in England has spent much of the last decade focused on delivery, quality and employer engagement. The next phase is likely to…
The Social Mobility Commission will host its annual Symposium tomorrow (Tuesday 23 June), bringing together policymakers, cross-party voices and experts, to focus on young NEETs,…
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