In 2026 the job market feels uncertain for many people entering the workforce. The UK unemployment rate has risen to a near five-year high. At...
Rising youth unemployment highlights growing complexity for practitioners. This article explores how recent reforms, system challenges and frontline insight shape what’s needed to support young...
Skills shortages in construction are not a new problem. For at least ten years, we have been grappling with this issue, and the CITB is...
The need for a third post-16 Level 3 pathway, providing a middle ground between A Levels and T Levels, has long been clear. The dual-track...
Could you get a hot meal for £2.61? That’s what the government are expecting colleges to do by freezing the funding for free meals for the poorest students. The reality...
The Department for Education has now published more of its policy decisions that shape the future for technical qualifications at Level 3 and below in...
In this article, Dr Lucy Atkinson, Director of the Centre for Academic Persistence at Arden University, explores if, and how, providers can use gamification to...
As the workplace continues to evolve at pace, one thing is clear: our skills system needs to keep up. The government’s recent announcement of V...
Each year, thousands of young people leave school and face their first real decision about their future in an economy increasingly shaped by digital technology...
Vicki Stokes, Head of the School of Education at the University of Sunderland, has shared how she thinks the Government’s recently released Schools White Paper:...
It’s all about the learner, and building a culture of lifelong learning.
A Bristol care leaver has turned her own lived experience in foster care into a career in children’s services after completing her first apprenticeship with…
Over 780 guests gathered at the Hilton London Metropole to mark a significant milestone – the 10th anniversary of the Multicultural Apprenticeship Awards. Founded by…
A LEADING college unveiled a new facility designed to give learners a welcoming and supportive space to meet, relax, and access key services during their…
A former Milton Keynes College student has been named East of England T Level Student of the Year in the National Apprenticeship and Skills Awards…
I’ve witnessed first-hand the political engagement of young people. Travelling to campuses on the students’ union election campaign trail, I spoke to my peers about…
In a Leeds College of Building first, this year’s cohort of Quantity Surveyor Degree Apprentices celebrated at a graduation event held in Leeds City Centre.…
New research reveals vast majority of parents find the idea of their child following a STEM (science, technology, engineering and maths) career appealing New research…
For years, governments have openly discussed creating a joined-up skills system. Yet learners and employers still find themselves navigating two very different worlds. Further Education…
A record number of young people are taking full advantage of the new £1 bus fare scheme by signing up for a free mytravelpass. Record…
Awareness is not enough In both Further and Higher Education, when it comes to awareness of neurodiversity it has certainly grown. Many colleges and universities…
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