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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The gender pay gap has been in the news a lot recently, mainly driven by the new Gender Pay Gap (GPG) regulations introduced by the…
It’s often said that children pick up new skills quickly; that their brains are like sponges and that they absorb information more rapidly. There’s also…
I had a number of responses from my FE News article last week on the 20% off the job training (OTJT) rules. Many agreed that…
Our system of technical education is not working for employers or for learners. We have a system that is difficult to navigate and qualifications that…
As the Associate Dean of the University College at The London Institute of Banking & Finance, some might wonder why I’ve come out so strongly…
June 27th saw the midway report of the government-backed Hampton-Alexander Review, which revealed stuttering progress towards the target of achieving 33% representation of women on…
Firstly, as a student myself, and then as a lecturer, I have always been interested in motivation: what makes someone tick. My 10 years’ experience…
Are soft skills more important than education? A study last year showed that the business leaders of tomorrow believe people skills will be the key…
With the education sector battling funding cuts the Department for Education has recommended addressing the shortfall by being as cost-effective as possible. Whether it’s changing…
At the AELP National Conference, it was confirmed by the AELP member survey and the response to a question on the day that the rules…
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