The apprenticeship sector in England has spent much of the last decade focused on delivery, quality and employer engagement. The next phase is likely to...
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...
Bosses across the UK have pledged to train their staff to improve the prospects of their company in the wake of the economic downturn. The…
The contribution of past and present learners studying at further education colleges was roughly £28 billion in added income to the national economy in 2006/07…
It is now less that two weeks before the national Learning and Skills Improvement Service (LSIS) STAR Awards ceremony, which takes place in London on…
Alan Clarke, sector engagement manager for the Lifelong Learning UK-led Catalyst Programme, has warned of the need to curb a possible skills crisis as a…
The number of job seekers using FEcareers.co.uk, the specialist recruitment website, has rocketed by 148% in just six months, after its biggest web development since…
The Train to Gain programme is successfully motivating employees in the workplace, and giving them the opportunity to gain nationally recognised qualifications, according to a…
Robert Lynch, the chief executive of Ruskin Private Hire and its training arm Robust Training, has introduced an ambitious investment programme to deliver high quality…
Nottinghamshire Training Network, Nottingham Summary of grades awarded: Effectiveness of provision Satisfactory: Grade 3 Capacity to improve Satisfactory: Grade 3 Achievement and standards Satisfactory: Grade…
Leading suppliers have expressed their support for a Government-backed bid to make it easier for colleges and schools to use interactive whiteboards. Becta has announced…
According to Ofsted research, school workforce reforms that have seen the introduction of staff from a wider range of backgrounds, skills and life experiences are…
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