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...
London Councils have administered £1.6m into two pilot schemes that are working with underprivileged families and children to help reduce the impact of child poverty.…
A new approach to tackling the problem of internet security in schools and colleges was today launched by Smoothwall, as it announced its latest version…
Asha Khemka, the principal and chief executive of West Nottinghamshire College, has been celebrating after being recognised in the 2009 New Year Honours List. Mrs…
Gateshead Sixth Form College, Newcastle Summary of grades awarded: Effectiveness of provision Outstanding: Grade 1 Capacity to improve Outstanding: Grade 1 Achievement and standards Outstanding:…
McDonald’s, the fast food chain, has signalled plans to offer 6,000 staff apprenticeships this year, rising to 10,000 every year by 2010. Its intention to…
Students at Sheffield City College (formerly Castle College) are set to launch their own radio station next week. The trial project has involved fifty learners,…
The sector skills council for retail, Skillsmart Retail, and Retail Trust, the principal charity of the retail sector, have made a final call for managers…
Newcastle-under-Lyme College students are being welcomed back this month with a reminder of the support available to them at its Refreshers’ Fayre. The annual event…
Wedgwood Memorial College in Barlaston, near Stoke, is set to hold a weekend Esperanto course this month. In partnership with the Esperanto Association of Britain…
Page One, the mobile messaging firm, will launch its ‘MoodleMobile’ plug-in module with 2-way messaging functionality at BETT, the world’s largest educational technology event between…
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