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 £6 million expansion of Leeds City College’s School of Animal care and Land Management is underway. The upgrade to the college’s site at Temple…
Across Wales, thousands of young people are balancing their education with a huge responsibility outside of college: caring for a parent, sibling, grandparent or someone…
At the end of last year, the Employer Skills Survey highlighted that investment in training among UK businesses had fallen to its lowest levels since tracking began…
At the recent Breaking Barriers Collective, hosted by FE News and the Edge Foundation, over 60 leaders from across education, policy and business joined young…
Recently, I visited PET-Xi in Coventry, and I left with a feeling I know all too well: admiration, frustration and a deep sense of déjà…
Nearly six million children and young people can now access mental health support in their school or college. This is around 800,000 more pupils than last…
Oaklands College will be the educational sponsor of Umbrellafest 2026, the annual summer festival organised by Electric Umbrella, taking place on Saturday 20 June in…
A COMMITMENT to learner wellbeing, inclusion and student representation has been recognised with a major national award. A leading North Wales further education provider has…
New research by HR software and eLearning content provider Ciphr has revealed people’s biggest career regrets. Based on a poll of 2,000 UK employees, nearly…
Portland College was delighted to receive a generous donation of 100 laptops from long-term partner Capita, supporting the College’s digital strategy and helping to expand…
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