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...
Peter Rowley Ltd, Lincolnshire Summary of grades awarded: Effectiveness of provision Satisfactory: Grade 3 Capacity to improve Satisfactory: Grade 3 Achievement and standards Good:…
Reform of 14-19 learning has been a leading government policy objective for some time. David Blunkett signalled Government interest in this area in a keynote…
A new LSIS panel has produced its first performance review of the young organisation and the findings are a mixture of praise and highlighted areas…
"The recent Budget settlement provided a further endorsement of the importance of the further education sector. Since 1997, investment in further education has increased by…
It has been over two months since I first announced the 60 members of Squad UK, all hoping to make it into Team UK who…
David Collins’ recent piece on quangos, For Richer, for Poorer, begs the question that if the Government has to cut spending, would it be best…
Arthur Rank Training Unit, Kenilworth Summary of grades awarded: Effectiveness of provision Good: Grade 2 Capacity to improve Good: Grade 2 Achievement and standards…
There was a lot of doom and gloom cast today by an Association of Learning Providers (ALP) conference desperate for reassurance during uncertain times, but…
The Association of Learning Provider’s (ALP) Spring Conference kicked off in Nottingham today, with a clear message that the Government needs to listen more to…
Multi-million pound Government efforts to encourage firms to train staff are short-sighted as many could be turned away because of budget cuts, the Association of…
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