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Skills England Chair Phil Smith sat down with FE News CEO Gavin O’Meara for a virtual coffee to mark National Apprenticeship Week 2026. Now in…
National Apprenticeship Week shines a light on the vital role apprenticeships now play in the UK’s economic future. With skill shortages continuing to affect organisations,…
Across Further Education, leaders are asking the same questions. Why are capable people burning out? Why do committed staff take on more than is sustainable…
The UK has had no shortage of interventions to deal with youth unemployment. From the New Deal for Young People in the late 1990s, through…
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Alan Milburn’s review offers a crucial opportunity to tackle rising youth inactivity, but early, targeted support for young people with social, emotional and mental health…
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For many school and college leaders, Ofsted sits somewhere between a necessary accountability mechanism and an ever-present source of anxiety. Over the course of my…
A young person’s postcode still has a profound impact on the opportunities they have access to. Despite years of policy focused on skills and education…
Yesterday’s DfE data release showed a headline figure of a 2% decline in adult FE participation. Sounds manageable. Dig deeper, and the picture is far…
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