Using AI to help draft a lesson plan is one thing. Using it to assess whether a prospective learner should study at Level 2 or...
Provider achievement rates receive significant attention from boards, governors and executive teams because they provide a straightforward indication of overall performance. They are often one...
Long-time observers of the UK skills system are prone to wearily observing that it is fragmented, complex and a victim of policy inconsistency over time....
According to the Student Mental Health Study, 37% of first-year university students show moderate-to-severe anxiety or depression. This is nearly double the national rate for...
The biggest challenges facing the further education workforce are no great secret. Pay remains a big concern. Funding pressures limit what colleges can offer, while recruitment difficulties...
For years, employers have been telling us that something fundamental is missing in the labour market. Not technical skills, although those matter enormously, but the...
The number of young people not in education, employment or training (NEET) has topped one million for the first time since 2013. Alan Milburn's independent...
Ladi Mohammed and Shani Wijemuni discuss how you turn better understanding of the skills an economy needs into better decisions by people, employers, and training...
A member of your team discloses a neurodivergent condition. You do the right thing. You agree to an adjustment. You understandably feel that the difficult...
The new Burnham led government has only been in power for a couple of months but it has already done enough to indicate that it...
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The number of job vacancies in the UK has fallen to 702,000, the lowest figure recorded outside the coronavirus pandemic period since 2014, with education…
Updated London Local Skills Improvement Plan comes as demand for digital talent surges and the city records the highest regional unemployment rate in the country…
Scotland is well-placed to benefit from increased UK defence spending, but risks missing out if persistent skills shortages are not addressed, a new report by…
More than 1 in 3 employers (38%) say shortages in employability skills – the more human capabilities such as face-to-face communication, problem solving, and effective…
Conversations with NEETs: Research reveals daily lives and struggles of young people in Blackpool The Social Mobility Commission has published a new report giving voice…
In response to a report by the Treasury Committee, the government has committed to change the information provided to potential students so that they can…
Welcome to FE Soundbite Edition 864: 12th September 2026. Are You On Top Of Your Attendance Data? Especially After The Children’s Commissioner Uncovers 42,000 Hidden…
One of the interesting things about working in smaller professional ecosystems is how quickly people learn the difference between branding and behaviour. In larger organisations,…
Regional mayors, business leaders, headteachers and college principals will convene today (Thursday 10th) at No10 North in Manchester to shape plans to make England a…
Thousands of teenagers slipping through the cracks, as 42,000 ‘hidden NEETs’ remain enrolled in colleges but are severely absent from learning Tens of thousands of…
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