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...
North Warwickshire and South Leicestershire College (NWSLC) is set to be further strengthened by the appointment of a new member to its executive team. Paul…
The Educational pathways into engineering report, first published by EngineeringUK in 2020, covers the trends in STEM educational participation and attainment across academic and technical…
Appeal to government to target specific measures now towards students. Parents are being left to pick up the tab as government support for students is…
In line with Zero Emissions Day, Chris Rothwell, Group Strategy and Customer Director at RM, discusses how the education technology sector can advocate for change…
Basingstoke College of Technology (BCoT) has been recognised for how it brings BTEC qualifications to life inside and outside of the classroom. BCoT has been…
A new resource to help leaders and organisations in the Further Education (FE) and Training sector understand and respond to equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI)…
‘This is a book about teaching mathematics in schools. There are many excellent books about teaching mathematics that are driven by pedagogy, psychology or research.…
ASCL response to NFER research on teacher attrition in England and Wales Commenting on the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER) comparison between teacher leaving…
Three new members have been appointed to the College Development Network (CDN) Board: Julia Belgutay, Judith Neil and Professor Ken Thomson OBE. Their term began…
New study from Sangoma outlines 1 in 5 parents are confused and frustrated with lack of updates from their child’s school Poor communications between schools…
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