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...
An extensive initiative is underway to prepare the hospitality industry for an upcoming one million vacancies. The initiative, run by the National Skills Academy for…
Ofsted released a new report today which identifies good practice in English and Modern Foreign Languages (MFL) provision in Colleges. The key findings highlight the…
The Training Station, Liverpool Summary of grades awarded: Effectiveness of provision Good: Grade 2 Capacity to improve Good: Grade 2 Achievement and standards Outstanding:…
Last month I was able to share with you the names of the 60 members of Squad UK, all hoping to make it into the…
The Government has revealed that new rules aimed to cut down on bogus colleges and fraudulent applications from foreign students has so far screened out…
Beaconsfield Language Services are celebrating the signing of a contract to provide interpreter training to Angolan soldiers. The task will involve flying to Luanda and…
Skills Team Ltd, London Summary of grades awarded: Effectiveness of provision Satisfactory: Grade 3 Capacity to improve Satisfactory: Grade 3 Achievement and standards Satisfactory:…
Chloe Steel, a BTEC National Certificate in Mechanical Engineering student, has been crowned Doncaster College CADCAM champion 2009. More than 30 students competed over two…
The Government released a White Paper yesterday to help boost informal adult learning classes in more than 7,000 public buildings rooms – with private firms…
The chief executive of the Learning and Skills Council, Mark Haysom, has stepped down following claims of mismanagement over wide-spread college building programmes. In a…
Please confirm you want to block this member.
You will no longer be able to:
Please allow a few minutes for this process to complete.
