For decades, young people have been encouraged to see vocational routes as alternatives to success rather than central to it. Yet at this very moment,...
The 2026-2027 WISE Prize for Education invites education innovators to turn boldideas into real‑world impact. As someone deeply engaged in improving learning outcomes and advancing...
It’s been a couple of weeks since the Milburn report was published, and I like everyone have been digesting the report and the analysis. Like a well-trained student,...
Britain’s NEET crisis is no longer a warning sign; it is a structural failure. The latest Office for National Statistics (ONS) figures (Jan-March 2026) estimate...
Across further and higher education, widening participation has become one of the defining policy priorities of the past two decades. Institutions have rightly focused on...
Young people today are entering a world in upheaval. Wars in Ukraine and the Middle East, record-breaking temperatures, and the accelerating rise of AI is...
According to the latest ONS labour market data, youth unemployment has hit 14.7%. That means one in seven young people looking for work can't find...
I was delighted to work with colleagues at FE News’ Breaking Barriers event on a construction job. We worked to take apart the youth employment...
For too long, the national conversation around success has treated university as the default route into a professional career. Yet across the UK, thousands of...
At the start of this month, leaders from across government, further education, skills, employability and employer groups gathered for the Breaking Barriers Collective, hosted by...
The FE News Podcast: Education podcasts with thought leaders and senior policy experts discussing the latest education and skills news in the UK and beyond.
This @PodcastEdTech episode is all about @UfiTrust VocTech Trust’s work to go beyond grant investing and venture investing to align its total investment portfolio more closely…
Universal Credit is a benefit for working-age people, which combines six existing benefits payments into one payment. Launched in 2013, there are now about 5…
The outcome of @Ofqual’s recent consultation on ‘Alternative Arrangements for the Award of VTQs and other General Qualifications in 2021’ has grabbed national headlines and…
#InternationalWomensDay #IWD2021 – In this episode of The Insitute talks, @IFATEched talk about women in apprenticeships. In the podcast, we are joined by Anna West, Deputy Director…
In this episode of The Insitute talks, @IFATEched talk to Havant and South Downs College (@Be_HSDC) all about #TLevels In the podcast, we are joined…
This week on the #TipTopTipsEdu show, @NetSupportGroup chat to @AbdulChohan, who is one of the world’s leading educational technology thought leaders and experts. With a…
Part of our apprentice panel podcasts, Jamilah Simpson our apprentice panel host interviews apprentice panel lead, Amelia Russell Amelia, 23, is currently completing her level…
For National Apprenticeship Week #NAW2021, @IFATEched apprentice panel member and host Jamilah Simpson interviews Joel Roach, apprentice panel member @Microsoft Joel, 20, Is currently completing his chartered…
What can policymakers do to make up for lost learning? By the time the pandemic is over, most children across the UK will have missed over half a…
Part of our apprentice panel podcasts, Jamilah Simpson our apprentice panel host interviews member, Nikki Greaves. Nikki Greaves, 20, is currently completing her level 5…
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