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Something significant is happening in UK policy. Within the space of a few months, three major documents have landed that together represent the most substantial...
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The Lifelong Education Institute’s second report in partnership with the Mixed Economy Group of colleges is called Partners in Progress: Colleges at the Forefront of...
Adults in prison who were previously in care show higher rates of neurodisability traits and life adversity, including homelessness, substance use and unemployment. These overlapping...
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The final article in a 4-part series reviewing Ofsted’s Inclusion Toolkit via the graduated approach: Assess, Plan, Do, Review. The Inclusion Question Leaders Can No…
Cardiff and Vale College (CAVC) has celebrated a significant milestone in the development of two new landmark campuses in the Vale of Glamorgan, marking the…
Newcastle College students have been celebrating success after taking part in the sixth annual NCG Skills competition, held this year at Kidderminster College during National…
The Work Foundation, at Lancaster University analysis of latest ONS figures indicate that one in eleven disabled people are unemployed (9.2%) and the unemployment rate…
The latest labour market figures from the ONS are pretty dismal reading for job seekers, particularly the young. While the overall unemployment rate is 5.2%,…
Welcome to FE Soundbite Edition 834: 14th February 2026. Apprenticeship Starts Are Up in England and Wales. Will a Clearing System Create a More Agile…
As part of National Apprenticeship Week 2026, London Design & Engineering UTC (LDE UTC) hosted Thames Water’s inaugural Water Sector Careers Fair, bringing together approximately…
London South East Colleges welcomed two representatives from the Office of the Children’s Commissioner to its campus yesterday, to meet some of its staff and…
The English government’s technical qualifications and apprenticeship reform ambitions are laudable. However, as we stare down the barrel of 2027, I must be candid about…
Hydrogen Safe, the training provider offering hydrogen safety training to support organisational competence, operational control and compliance, has been engaged as a delivery partner as…
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