The publication of the Milburn interim review on young people and work arrives at an important moment for England’s education, employment and skills system. With...
Something struck me recently at the Breaking Barriers / NEET Collective, held in central London on 2nd June 2026 - a FE News and Edge...
Recently, I visited PET-Xi in Coventry, and I left with a feeling I know all too well: admiration, frustration and a deep sense of déjà...
Practitioners, leaders, researchers and advocates gathered in London to do something the sector urgently needed: not just name the problem, but co-design the route out...
There’s a gulf between where many NEET young people are and where employers need them to be so that they can thrive in a job. The UK must find ways to bridge that gulf -...
Alan Milburn’s Young People and Work interim report should land as a national alarm bell. Nearly one million young people are now not in education,...
UK government and organisations are constantly discussing ongoing skills shortages and apprenticeships and employability, yet one of the biggest untapped resources that often gets overlooked...
The Level 4 AI and Automation Practitioner apprenticeship launched by Skills England has arrived at a difficult moment for the FE sector. The management apprenticeship...
The term NEET has long been used as shorthand for young people who are Not in Education, Employment or Training. It is often framed as...
New apprenticeship reforms could play an important role in improving diversity across the UK workforce, particularly as policymakers seek to widen access to skilled careers and address persistent barriers...
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Welcome to FE Soundbite Edition 736, 8th March 2024: What is the Public Sector Productivity Plan and how could it affect you? The Budget, National…
On International Women’s Day, Danielle Johnson, Senior Business Development Manager at The Skills Network, explores whether balancing a career in FE with being a super…
Sophie Lutman, Executive Creative Director at Siegel+Gale, explores 25 years of industry evolution through the lens of her own personal career growth, and shares her…
The sector reacts to Ofsted’s Big Listen. ASCL comment on Ofsted’s ‘big listen’: Responding to Ofsted Chief Inspector Sir Martyn Oliver’s launch of the ‘big…
This year the Spring Budget took place on Wednesday the 6th of March at 12.30 pm. Chancellor Jeremy Hunt delivered the spring budget which he…
Sophie Maxwell, Founder of The Really Neet Project, explains how a chance encounter in an escape room set her on a path to transforming the…
The Chancellor will today deliver a Spring Budget that will deliver a long-term plan for growth in the United Kingdom. Since the Prime Minister set…
SKILLSOFT’S LEAN INTO LEARNING REPORT SHOWS MULTIDIMENSIONAL SKILLS CRISIS DRIVING DEMAND FOR WORKPLACE LEARNING Report highlights AI learning trends and criticality of leadership and power…
Amir Qureshi, Chief Executive Officer at The Protocol Group, speaks during National Careers Week 2024 (NCW), shining a light on the extraordinary career options available…
Welcome to FE Soundbite Edition 735, March 2nd, 2024: Colleges Week 2024 and £60b boost in the economy due to International Students… This is the…
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