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...
Jewel & Esk College has awarded a student, who battled ill health and disability to gain an SVQ2 in Professional Cookery, the College’s prestigious Principal’s…
Blackfriars settlement, Southwark, London Summary of grades awarded: Effectiveness of provision Satisfactory: Grade 3 Capacity to improve Satisfactory: Grade 3 Achievement and standards Satisfactory: Grade…
The new 14-19 Diploma qualifications will not address the national skills shortage facing the country, according to the views of Ken Boston, Chief Executive of…
Outsourcing giant Capita has been chosen by the Learning and Skills Council (LSC) to take on the full range of its learner support services, including…
Sion Simon, Minister for Further Education, has bolstered his support for the Skills Funding Agency, and guaranteed its arrival in 2010. Speaking to delegates on…
Rt Hon John Denham MP, Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, announced today at the Association of Colleges conference an increase in the…
Rt Hon John Denham MP, Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, announced Train to Gain was here to stay as he unveiled further…
Up to 300 school staff in the South West are to receive additional help with the provision of healthy school meals, following the launch of…
The Learning and Skills Improvement Service (LSIS) has launched a ground-breaking training resource to provide a practical approach to sexual orientation in the FE sector.…
Omnibus Training Limited, Croydon Summary of grades awarded: Effectiveness of provision Satisfactory: Grade 3 Capacity to improve Satisfactory: Grade 3 Achievement and standards Satisfactory:…
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