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...
A NEW degree programme aimed at preparing students for careers supporting children and young people is being launched by Coleg Cambria this September. The BA…
Family, friends, college staff and colleagues from RWE came from all over the UK to celebrate the achievements of 27 Apprentice Offshore Wind Turbine Technicians…
Students at Burton and South Derbyshire College’s (BSDC’s) Stephen Burke Construction Academy recently welcomed award-winning bricklayer, Dean Haywood for a day of hands-on learning and…
After fierce debate and much anticipation, the finalists have been announced for the National Innovation Challenge 2026. Led by Harrow, Richmond and Uxbridge Colleges (HRUC)…
We catch up with Olly Newton, Executive Director of the Edge Foundation at the Breaking Barriers Collective, a joint collective intelligence event in partnership with…
Ministers’ decision to defund all core management and leadership apprenticeships will impact female employees and those from deprived backgrounds most, writes Becky Newell, Director at…
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…
A series of new educational initiatives at a progressive young offenders’ institution in south Wales is helping to make it one of the leading centres…
A free-of-charge structured careers programme – Building My Skills – is returning for the 2026-27 academic year, and there are 100 places up for grabs…
Over the next three years, the Government is expanding its network of Youth Hubs to over 360 local areas across Great Britain Thousands of young…
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