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...
John Denham has become Labour’s new Communities Secretary after Prime Minister Gordon Brown announced the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills (DIUS) will merge with…
Voyage Group Limited, Lichfield Summary of grades awarded: Effectiveness of provision Satisfactory: Grade 3 Capacity to improve Satisfactory: Grade 3 Achievement and standards Satisfactory:…
Training providers are predicting an underspend for the government’s Train to Gain and apprenticeship programmes next year, despite the large growth in employer demand for…
The Association of Colleges (AoC) has announced the launch of a new guide to help colleges “build ever-stronger relationships with employers”. The guide, Hiding the…
Barnfield College in Luton will host the national final of the WorldSkills UK beauty and related therapies national competition this Saturday. The event is being…
London Borough of Waltham Forest, London Summary of grades awarded: Effectiveness of provision Good: Grade2 Capacity to improve: Good: Grade 2 Achievement and standards…
Karina Hryckowian, a Level 2 floristry student at Doncaster College, has picked up the title of overall winner at the World Skills UK heat. To…
Students and teachers presented the outstanding results of seven months collaborative work between six FE Colleges and one HE institution this month. 200 students and…
The Points Based System represents the biggest shake up to immigration in 45 years. The new system allows the UK Border Agency to control migration…
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