Today, thousands of our learners across the country will open their Level 3 and T Level results and take another important step on their career...
Results day is the starting point – not the finish line: how parents and carers can support young people this summer For many families, results...
There are very few moments in a career when you quietly sit back and think, "We've finally got there." Last week was one of those...
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...
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What is good governance and why does it matter? While governance is increasingly coming under the spotlight within the further education landscape, there are no…
The pandemic disrupted almost every aspect of our lives. But whilst many sectors have returned to business as usual, those in full-time education are still…
A long list of competing priorities for apprenticeships cannot all be sustainably accommodated by the levy. If the forecasts of a prolonged economic recession come…
We know there are barriers to young people taking up technical and vocational pathways. Having spent the last few years working with governments around the…
After a couple of months, the Government will likely want to forget, the time that anyone of Asian heritage in the UK has waited for…
With a new report showing the skills gap growing, James Lane, Sector Manager for Digital, Creative and Design at the educational charity NCFE, marks the…
It was really good to be back in Manchester last week for our annual AELP Autumn Conference – and it was almost certainly our most…
Technology has transformed our society in many ways and one of the most predominant is by enabling instant access to information and services, no matter…
Pretty much everything to do with morale, wellbeing and performance in FE organisations can be attributed to trust, so why don’t we talk about it…
Green skills for the future Thank goodness we have reached a point where green skills are valued. Across industries, impetus is growing to ensure the…
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