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...
There is a particular kind of honesty that emerges when a room full of practitioners, advocates and leaders agrees to stop being polite about a...
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...
Colleges and schools facing soaring demand have been granted funding for at least 2,300 extra places for post-16 learners. Ed Balls, the Secretary of State…
Rentokil Initial, Dudley Summary of grades awarded: Effectiveness of provision Satisfactory: Grade 3 Capacity to improve Satisfactory: Grade 3 Achievement and standards Inadequate: Grade…
Rentokil Initial, Dudley Summary of grades awarded: Effectiveness of provision Satisfactory: Grade 3 Capacity to improve Satisfactory: Grade 3 Achievement and standards Inadequate:…
Lord Mandelson, Secretary of State for the Department of Business, Innovation and Skills, has outlined the Government’s support for informal learning. Addressing The Learning Revolution…
Providers are drawing a sigh of relief after being told there are presently no funding reasons to turn away any 16-18 Apprenticeship. David Way, the…
Cornwall College is working with a secondary school to deliver specialist ‘sports instructor’ training and qualifications to its Year 12 and 13 students. Treviglas School…
Van Hee Transport Limited, Gateshead Summary of grades awarded: Effectiveness of provision Satisfactory: Grade3 Capacity to improve Good: Grade 2 Achievement and standards Good:…
A campaign is underway to highlight the value Further Education brings to businesses, communities and individuals in the UK. FE WORKS will raise awareness of…
Vast numbers of unemployed will have to make do without Train to Gain support to up-skill once they land jobs through the Government’s Flexible New…
FE News and FE Careers are continuing to champion their sectors with the launch of FE Community. The new online site brings together the Further…
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