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...
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...
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If you are a practitioner in the further education, training and skills’ sector, it can be confusing knowing which qualification you should hold. I say…
“Don’t let the training providers steal your lunch” said Nick Boles in 2015. In delivering the bulk of apprenticeships in the UK, training providers have…
Today’s students are tech-savvy and have high expectations when it comes to education, which puts pressure on educational institutes. Teachers, lecturers and academics are all…
The national minimum wage for apprentices will rise again in April, from £3.70 to £3.90 per hour, the chancellor announced in October’s budget statement. The…
As practical applications of artificial intelligence increase, many believe we are sleepwalking into a dystopian future. With concerns ranging from inherent bias to data-leaking robots,…
I once had the good fortune to work with a visionary academic leader. His name was Professor Tom Ruxton and he was a Dean at…
We must safeguard End-Point Assessment integrity and independence Robust End-Point Assessment is the jewel in the crown of England’s apprenticeship reforms. This November marks the…
It’s happened again. Another large provider has gone to the wall. The outcome has been dreadful; 500 staff redundant without notice, 1,000s of learners left…
University Technical College research: a response to the Baker Dearing Educational Trust Earlier this month, the Education Policy Institute published a detailed analysis of University…
The value of mentoring in supporting high-quality Apprenticeship programmes is increasingly being recognised for its value in supporting the transition of new people into the…
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