The UK has had no shortage of interventions to deal with youth unemployment. From the New Deal for Young People in the late 1990s, through...
Tertiary education drives innovation and creates opportunities for people and communities across Wales. It unlocks the potential to shape futures and is vital in creating...
Alan Milburn’s review offers a crucial opportunity to tackle rising youth inactivity, but early, targeted support for young people with social, emotional and mental health...
The rising number of young people not in education, employment or training (NEET) is one of the most urgent social and economic challenges facing the...
For many school and college leaders, Ofsted sits somewhere between a necessary accountability mechanism and an ever-present source of anxiety. Over the course of my...
A young person’s postcode still has a profound impact on the opportunities they have access to. Despite years of policy focused on skills and education...
Yesterday's DfE data release showed a headline figure of a 2% decline in adult FE participation. Sounds manageable. Dig deeper, and the picture is far...
Sarah Vickrage of Fellowship of Inspection Nominees explains how staff retention improves if providers apply inclusive practice to staff as well as to learners. Ofsted...
Recent years have exposed how public institutions can fail the people they serve and how the absence of candour can deepen harm when things go...
Ahead of Jisc’s 2026 leadership survey opening in February, Robin Ghurbhurun takes a look at what’s been keeping FE leaders awake at night during the last decade. Since 2016, the FE sector...
Welcome to FE Soundbite Edition 772: 16th October 2024 | Is there a youth engagement crisis? This week’s Soundbite is sponsored by Turnitin This is…
Welcome to FE Soundbite Edition 771: 9th October 2024 | Why is the Skills Minister Reforming FE and Skills? This week’s Soundbite is sponsored by…
Welcome to FE Soundbite Edition 770: 2nd October 2024. Labour’s First Budget: A Reality Check for FE? This week’s Soundbite is sponsored by Turnitin This…
Welcome to FE Soundbite Edition 769: 26th October 2024. Are you confused by the current Skills System? You are not alone! Baroness Taylor has written…
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…
What will happen if Colleges can’t match the School Teacher Payrise? The FE + Skills Collective reflective. Welcome to FE Soundbite Edition 767: 12th October…
Welcome to FE Soundbite Edition 766: 5th October 2024. AI Literacy and what are the Essential AI skills for lifelong learning? Reflecting on the Global…
Welcome to FE Soundbite Edition 765: September 28th, 2024. Will Foundation Apprenticeships change the NEET figures? What can we learn from the last time we…
Welcome to FE Soundbite Edition 764, September 21st, 2024. NFER & Gatsby released research highlighting that FE Educators have a 23% pay gap compared to…
Welcome to FE Soundbite Edition 763, September 14th, 2024. Really shocking figures from the AoC Mental Health report this week, with 30% of Colleges Reporting…
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