For decades, young people have been encouraged to see vocational routes as alternatives to success rather than central to it. Yet at this very moment,...
The 2026-2027 WISE Prize for Education invites education innovators to turn boldideas into real‑world impact. As someone deeply engaged in improving learning outcomes and advancing...
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...
Northern Regional College has become the first college in the UK to host the Milwaukee Tools Roadshow, as the global power tool manufacturer brought its…
For years, colleges have worked hard to ensure that Personal Development and statutory themes were covered. Policies were written. Slides were delivered. Registers were taken.…
Welcome to FE Soundbite Edition 839: 21st March 2026. DWP Giveth and DWP Taketh Away. Will the Level 4 AI and Automation Apprenticeship Replace Management…
Construction students from Burton and South Derbyshire College are currently taking part in an exciting project at Blithfield Hall, a Grade I listed country house…
It has been a bright and busy start to the year for the team behind Coleg Cambria’s Culture Collective, delivering a series of engaging events…
Move follows intensive lobbying by Scotland’s largest construction trade association for increase in funding for essential training SELECT, has welcomed this week’s announcement by the…
The vital contribution made by tutors to Higher and Further Education, workplace settings, Community Education and Welsh for Adults was recognised at a prestigious awards…
The service of a senior Member of the Senedd and former minister, who is retiring at the May 7 election, has been recognised with an…
Three culinary apprentices with Cambrian Training Company have been praised for their success in this year’s Skills Competition Wales. Adam Pike, 32-year-old senior chef de…
Following the government response Post-16 level 3 and below pathways: government consultation response, here. RSL Awards warns that overly narrow occupational standards in creative T Levels and…
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