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...
Union learning rep Joanna Szmit got a shock when she arrived at a reception in Westminster with John Denham, Secretary of State for Skills and…
There was a touch of drizzle in the air in Marylebone. But 12 students of French, Spanish and Business Studies from the Compton School hadn’t…
There are problems, or so I am told, in being rich, especially if you suddenly discover that you no longer have as much money as…
The principal of Merseyside’s St Helens College, Pat Bacon, has been unveiled by the Association of Colleges (AoC) as its new President. Ms Bacon pipped Cirencester…
The Ystrad Mynach College serves the educational and training needs of communities within Caerphilly and Upper Rhymney Valley area of Wales. Over the last ten…
Scotland’s Colleges premiered its short film, Skills Without Debt, last week to raise awareness of student debt in the country. The film offers first-hand accounts…
With thousands of people losing their jobs each week as a result of the worst economic downturn in decades, I am encouraged by the many…
Thousands of training opportunities have been opened up by the launch of a new centre for the National Skills Academy for Construction (NSAfC) at Thames…
Talent Training, Newcastle Summary of grades awarded: Effectiveness of provision Good: Grade 2 Capacity to improve Good: Grade 2 Achievement and standards Good: Grade…
Employers, learners and apprentices in the South West region have been recognised and awarded for their achievements by the Learning and Skills Council (LSC). The…
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