Every year, apprenticeship providers brace themselves for a new set of funding rules. The annual ritual is familiar: download the document, highlight the changes, update...
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...
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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...
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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...
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Students across England, Wales and Northern Ireland are receiving more than 6.5 million Level 1 and 2 results today, as JCQ data shows GCSE outcomes…
Pupils who strongly disagreed that they belonged at school scored 7.72 points lower on Attainment 8 than those who strongly agreed, almost a full GCSE…
New polling for the Milburn review finds half of UK adults believe young people have fewer opportunities than previous generations, with apprenticeships the clear public…
The Office for National Statistics published its August 2026 labour market figures this morning, covering April to June 2026 for the Labour Force Survey and…
The Court of Appeal has now delivered its judgment in the Colchester Institute VAT case, and HMRC has confirmed it will not take the matter…
The UK’s International Education Strategy 2026 ambitiously recasts British education as a global export powerhouse, seeking to leverage the country’s historic strengths in schooling and higher education…
Welcome to FE Soundbite Edition 860: 15th August 2026. Results Day and Talking Therapies… Will the Data Help Shape Qualification Reform and Employability Support? This…
Young people out of work or at risk of entering unemployment after school are set to benefit from a first of its kind AI summer bootcamp kicking…
Students across England are receiving their A Level, T Level and vocational results today (Thursday 13 August 2026). This is a time to celebrate the…
T Level results have jumped 65.1% in their fifth year, with 19,665 students receiving overall results today compared with 11,909 on results day in 2025.…
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