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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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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...
As budgets tighten and campus capacity shrinks, hybrid models offer a practical way to deliver exams at scale. As higher and further education institutions across...
After my ADHD diagnosis, the research, and that conversation with a former employer, I noted in my last article that I'd launched something that I...
At the start of his second week as Prime Minister, Andy Burnham has announced what amounts to a revolution in education policy. We have heard...
Kerry Boffey of FIN identifies changes in the Ofsted operating guide and toolkit which require provider attention before September. Providers preparing for inspection should pay...
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It’s time for FE Leaders to pick up the LGBT+ baton I can’t consciously recall the moment I knew I was able to love, romantically,…
I’m disturbed to hear of a dishonest and exploitative practice affecting further education right now. Independent schools and universities who rely on international students to…
An uncomfortable juxtaposition We are all very familiar with the sector’s case for more funding. On the one side, there is disparity compared with what…
In the early 2000’s I spent a few years working for Volkswagen. It was probably the most enlightening period of my career. I learned a lot…
I’ve worked with hundreds of different people in all kinds of businesses and it’s interesting how often the phrase ‘political correctness’ comes up when we…
UTC Students Experience The Benefits Of Project-based Learning Since the start of 2019, barely a day has passed without employers, business organisations, politicians, and other…
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The recent news that apprenticeship external quality assurance bodies, known as EQAs, are charging significantly different variable rates for their services is a mess. Some…
This year marks the 140th anniversary of the City & Guilds Group. At this historic milestone, Managing Director Kirstie Donnelly looks forward to the future…
Creating an Equality, Diversity & Inclusion brand is something that many organisations choose to do, as a way of promoting intentions and goals around Equality,…
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