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...
A former Student Union President has trumped competition to become the new National Union of Students’ Vice President for Further Education. Shane Chowen, former City…
The National Union of Teachers (NUT), one of the UK’s largest education unions, has voted overwhelmingly to take action against a proposed £200m shortfall in…
Yesterday, the Welsh Assembly Government (WAG) reversed FE funding cuts, announcing an additional £8.93 million for FE colleges and sixth forms. fforwm, which represents all…
David Webb, 19, a catering student at Doncaster college, which runs a range of hospitality and catering based courses at varying levels, has picked up…
Design students at Coleg Glan Hafren have won the chance to pitch their idea for a non-alcoholic drink to beverage giant Coca Cola. Six teams…
Select Education, which provides quality, individual service to more than 10,000 teachers and support staff, has announced it is rebranding to become Randstad Education after…
Last week, staff were celebrating at Gloucestershire College Day Nursery, in Cheltenham, after receiving top marks from Ofsted. In all 14 areas examined, inspectors awarded…
The Minister of State for Care Services, Phil Hope, has welcomed the appointment of former National Voices project director Liz McSheehy as the new director…
@page {size: 21cm 29.7cm; margin: 2cm; } P { MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0.21cm } Adults made redundant by the downturn are looking to Filton College’s Bristol Construction…
As a recent report exposes yet more maltreatments in children’s residential homes in the 70’s and 80’s, it is reassuring to observe that nowadays the…
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