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...
Further education colleges have warned the Welsh Assembly Government (WAG) that its economy faces further decline if it fails to fully invest in skills. WAG’s…
Ed Balls, Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, has announced plans to take forward the Government’s 14-19 agenda. The new measures will see…
Scotland’s Colleges has appointed Chris Travis as its new chief executive to head the recently merged body. The organisation comprises the Association of Scotland’s Colleges,…
Student support staff and Bursary officers from all 43 colleges in Scotland will meet today to discuss how the country’s poorest students can be supported…
John Denham, the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills (DIUS), has commented on the recent Ministerial reshuffle. The changes see Lord Drayson, who…
The Association of Scotland’s Colleges (ASC) will today call for the Commission on Scottish Devolution to remove the financial barriers that prevent adults from entering…
According to the latest report to come from Ofsted, although the quality of English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) training is improving, a lot…
HSBC Bank Plc, Sheffield Summary of grades awarded: Effectiveness of provision Good: Grade 2 Capacity to improve Good: Grade 2 Achievement and standards Good: Grade…
According to a new report from Ofsted, some colleges and schools are missing out on the benefits students gain from off-site activities, because it fails…
The chief executive of the House of Fraser, John King, has been selected as employer champion of the Diploma in Retail Business, the first national…
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