The Breaking Barriers report is absolutely right to focus on building more bridges into work for young people and moving the debate away from cliff...
On Tuesday last week, the Prime Minister announced plans to put technical education on an equal footing with academic study. There was more focus on...
In the first three months of 2026, the number of young people in the UK who were not in education, employment or training (NEETs) passed...
The recent FE News special feature for Youth Employment Week rightly celebrated the employers who are working hard to open doors for young people, showcasing...
Lord Agnew, Chair of the House of Lords special inquiry Numeracy for Life Committee provides an update on the Committee’s year-long inquiry. The cross-party House of Lords Numeracy for Life...
September marks the three-year anniversary of the Green Changemakers programme and we have learned so much in that time. On this quiet morning in my...
It has been nine months since the House of Lords Social Mobility Policy Committee, which I chaired, published its report ‘Social mobility: Local roots, lasting...
As budgets tighten and campus capacity shrinks, hybrid models offer a practical way to deliver exams at scale. As higher and further education institutions across...
After my ADHD diagnosis, the research, and that conversation with a former employer, I noted in my last article that I'd launched something that I...
At the start of his second week as Prime Minister, Andy Burnham has announced what amounts to a revolution in education policy. We have heard...
It’s all about the learner, and building a culture of lifelong learning.
Young people in the UK are invited to share their experiences of life, study and work in the #YouthVoiceCensus 2022 which will capture data from…
Promoting positive health and wellbeing is a top priority in Waltham Forest College and students across the campus show their support and empower their peers to improve…
Joshua Spillett didn’t know what he wanted to do after his GCSEs at Hinchingbrooke School, but a series of careers events arranged by the school…
#IWD2022 – Two Year 11 girls from @JessPhillips MP’s constituency talk about her work, and the importance of celebrating International Women’s Day What is International…
Young people can be overnight entrepreneurs and big-time money earners through the influencer network and a whole host of new-age jobs. Yet finance education in…
Interviewing? Candidates can’t just turn up and stand out from the crowd. In a high pressured interview environment, the answer to a question is just…
This week, the National Student Accommodation Survey 2022, published by @SaveTheStudent, revealed the impact that the rising cost of energy bills is having on students.…
Lee Marley is Founder of Lee Marley Brickwork Limited, which he set up in 1997 when he was 24. A former apprentice bricklayer himself, Lee appreciates the opportunities that a quality…
When people hear ‘JCB’, they may think of fluorescent yellow diggers, or (for those of a particular musical disposition) that Nizlopi song from 2005. With…
Sam Morgan is group executive chef for The Venues Collection. He describes what it’s like to become an apprentice in his thirties: I was fortunate…
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