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...
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...
The government has today (4 March) launched an independent review into how schools and colleges in England identify, respond to and prevent antisemitism, led by Sir…
Gen Z is transforming workplace culture by prioritizing mental health over traditional career markers, treating wellbeing as a non-negotiable requirement rather than a perk. Zoomers…
Higher and further education students in Leeds are gaining invaluable industry experience by supporting a new theatre production of Crime and Punishment. The learners, from…
The Government has announced that it will launch a consultation on the principle of the Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (ECITB) and the Construction Industry…
A national training programme designed to upskill construction educators in retrofit and sustainable building and address the sector’s skill shortage has been brought to England for the first time by leading social housing…
AI may be rapidly transforming careers as we know them, but the challenges to providing adequate careers provision in education settings are not new. Careers…
Nine colleges across the UK are celebrating after being named as AoC Beacon Award winners for 2025/26. The winners, revealed at an event in Westminster…
Multi-award-winning rock band Biffy Clyro has made global live music history by becoming the first international tour to achieve certification for responsible sound management. The…
ESOL students at South Thames College’s Wandsworth campus raised money for charity when they ran and organised their own bake sale. The students raised more…
Chancellor Rachel Reeves shared her Spring Statement in parliament today. The main messaging from the Chancellor was that she has ‘The right economic plan for Britain‘.…
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