This is Part One of three on the under-sixteen social media ban: how we got here, whether it is right and what comes next. On...
This was my fifth AELP National Conference and it's safe to say I've never experienced one quite like it. It was certainly the hottest, but...
In November 2025, in schools and colleges across England, well over 160,000 GCSE English and Maths entries were sat in the autumn series, a figure...
Yusuf Ibrahim, Vice Principal at CAVC, takes Alan Milburn's interim review as a starting point and asks what the Welsh data really tells us about...
Andy Burnham hasn't become Prime Minister yet. His speech at the People's History Museum in Manchester this afternoon reads less like a leadership pitch and...
There is a growing sense that England is finally beginning to talk seriously about tertiary education. The language has shifted, the political framing is changing,...
Across Europe we share a common concern: how do we prevent young people from disappearing from education, employment and training? In England, the term NEET...
The legitimacy of digital assessment is becoming a defining issue for organisations operating in regulated and skills-driven environments. As online exams become embedded across education...
As AI becomes embedded across education and training, leaders face a critical challenge: ensuring that efficiency gains do not erode emotional intelligence. Research suggests human...
Apprenticeships are rightly celebrated as one of the most effective routes into employment. They offer young people the opportunity to earn, learn and build a...
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A new government consultation has put a long-running debate in the education sector into the spotlight, is it time to restructure English and maths GCSE…
Students, apprentices and young people will soon be able to study and work across Europe, as the UK and EU sign the legal text in Brussels…
The Department for Education has today published funding guidance for the Experts at Hand and Local Authority SEND Transformation Fund, confirming £429 million in allocations…
Around 65,000 learners will now have access to training for high-demand jobs in Britain’s fastest-growing industries, as the government rolls out the next wave of…
NOCN Group is addressing a key challenge in skills reform: the lack of consistency, trust and interoperability in skills passporting. Under the leadership of Chief…
The government is capping the maximum interest rates on Plan 2 and 3 student loans at 6% from 1 September, for the 2026/27 academic year, delivering…
Why FE digital change keeps stalling and what systems thinking reveals. The FE sector is under pressure to digitise, modernise and now to adopt AI.…
Welcome to FE Soundbite Edition 841: 4th April 2026. Is £307 Million Enough to Maintain 175 College Estates? Or is it like the £2.61 per…
As qualification reform continues to reshape Level 3 provision, one of the most affected, and fastest-moving, areas is computing, IT and cyber security. With large…
I was among the cleaning and hygiene sector staff who celebrated when we won approval for the Level 2 Cleaning Hygiene Operative apprenticeship. This was…
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