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 768: 19th October 2024. Do we need to look at the social impact of defunding Level 7 Apprenticeships? We also…
The FE + Skills Collective was a gathering of experts from across the FE and Skills Sector, to unlock Bridging Policy and Pedagogy. In the…
A panel of scientific experts is set to provide education policy makers with advice on strategic and emerging issues through a new Science Advisory Council,…
The FE + Skills Collective was a gathering of experts from across the FE and Skills Sector, to unlock Bridging Policy and Pedagogy. In the…
The Minister for Further and Higher education in Wales, Vikki Howells has today (15th October) set out her aims and objectives in her newly created ministerial…
As a business owner working in media, I was pleased to join the crew of the recent FE + Skills Collective in Birmingham and provide…
Office for National Statistics released their latest Labour Market stats today (15th October 2024), top level figures are: The UK employment rate (for people aged…
IfATE’s Jennifer Coupland and Education and Training Foundation’s Dr Katerina Kolyva Q&A from the FE + Skills Collective. Jennifer and Katerina discuss the IfATE Bill…
New National Wealth Fund and New British Growth Partnership launched! The Chancellor has heralded the end of instability as she closed the International Investment Summit…
UK-based international charity and ‘skills solutions’ provider NOCN Group has published a new report in which its Chief Executive Graham Hasting-Evans sets out a ‘World…
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