Andy Burnham means business. Two weeks into the job, the new Prime Minister has promised to end rough sleeping, fix social care, cap energy bills...
It seems everyone in Greater Manchester has an Andy Burnham Story. Mine starts backstage at Parklife festival in 2017. I was fortunate enough to be...
Employers understand the need for skills. They experience recruitment pressures, changing technology and gaps in workforce capability directly. What many understand less clearly, is how...
The Breaking Barriers report is absolutely right to focus on building more bridges into work for young people and moving the debate away from cliff...
On Tuesday last week, the Prime Minister announced plans to put technical education on an equal footing with academic study. There was more focus on...
In the first three months of 2026, the number of young people in the UK who were not in education, employment or training (NEETs) passed...
The recent FE News special feature for Youth Employment Week rightly celebrated the employers who are working hard to open doors for young people, showcasing...
Lord Agnew, Chair of the House of Lords special inquiry Numeracy for Life Committee provides an update on the Committee’s year-long inquiry. The cross-party House of Lords Numeracy for Life...
September marks the three-year anniversary of the Green Changemakers programme and we have learned so much in that time. On this quiet morning in my...
It has been nine months since the House of Lords Social Mobility Policy Committee, which I chaired, published its report ‘Social mobility: Local roots, lasting...
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. has revealed research showing the extent to which young people in Britain are missing out on accessing jobs in the technology…
An African agricultural business which helps the continent’s farmers increase crop yields is among the 13 cohort companies announced for this year’s University of Edinburgh…
Leading multidisciplinary engineering firm adi Group was shortlisted as a finalist at the Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) 2023 Global Awards in the Training and…
A college design lecturer was commissioned by ITV’s ‘Love Your Garden’ to create a commemorative plaque as part of the makeover of a Hinckley D-Day…
On Friday 8th September, Jo Gideon MP for Stoke-on-Trent Central visited Stoke on Trent College to officially open a brand-new Pastry Kitchen at the Cauldon…
One of the UK’s leading education software providers, GCSEPod, is launching a new initiative to help schools revolutionise their approach to STEM education, offering a…
September 2023 marks the beginning of our 20th Anniversary celebrations at FE News! One way we’ll be celebrating is every day throughout September we will…
Creativity ranks highly as a sought-after ‘soft skill’. Yes, creativity can be taught. And no, it isn’t all about AI. Rather, it’s about NBP –…
A new report by the Higher Education Policy Institute explores how universities are responding to the severe effects of the cost-of-living crisis on students. The…
A new report has found that at least 155,000 sixth form students could be left without a suitable study programme from 2026 as a result…
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