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...
Dr David Collins CBE will join the Learning and Skills Improvement Service (LSIS) as its new chief executive from 1 August 2009. The president of…
Behind every UK WorldSkills competitor there is a dedicated and supportive training manager and WorldSkills expert. This individual oversees all aspects of the technical training…
Birmingham Rathbone, Birmingham Summary of grades awarded: Effectiveness of provision Satisfactory: Grade 3 Capacity to improve Contributory grade: Satisfactory: Grade 3 Achievement and standards…
Further Education was once described as "the neglected middle child of education". It’s a crying shame that so much of its work goes unnoticed and…
Vocational qualifications have been increasing in popularity across the board, and demand within the hospitality, leisure, travel & tourism industry is set to rocket. People…
Roger McClure stepped down as chief executive of the Learning and Skills Improvement Service (LSIS) yesterday. LSIS was formed in October last year through the…
After a long delay and limited funding, the Learning and Skills Council (LSC) has announced a new needs based criteria to determine what colleges will…
In May 2008 we launched the Training Quality Standard – an assessment framework and certification process designed to recognise and celebrate the best organisations delivering…
Independent providers have reacted angrily to confirmation that a new £83 million Learning and Skills Council (LSC) programme to help young unemployed people will be…
…But it’s not necessarily to be found on stage, in a TV studio or on the pages of the media. No, Britain’s got a wealth…
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