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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A lack of understanding about the new apprenticeship reforms is creating unnecessary barriers to entry for many employers, but especially SMEs. Whether it’s confusion over…
Valued and well understood, vocational and technical qualifications (VTQs) prepare learners for the workplace and equip them with relevant technical skills. These are just some…
Having made our TEF submission in January 2018 (in the same week as we had a full Ofsted Inspection, which made for an interesting week…
#Dyslexia and Further Education Colleges educate and train 2.2 million young people and adults to prepare them for continuing education, training or employment. A significant…
A good number of student summative assessments are still closed book, and rely therefore to a significant extent on the student, or learner, having a…
Last week I had the great privilege to see the Euroskills 2018 Competition in Budapest. These national and international skills competitions are always very inspiring…
Writing an essay is daunting for most students, but imagine trying to read and write while the words are swimming around on the page with…
This week’s ISE Annual Student Recruitment Survey 2018 demonstrates a number of things that schools, employers and government should take another look at when it…
The Early Talent market is changing and becoming increasingly competitive. In fact, in 2017, the number of students planning to go to university fell to…
Inspiring young talent with Apprenticeship schemes and job opportunities Wendy Garrett is the Learning and Development Advisor at Liberty Living. Here she expands on her…
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