Across Further Education, leaders are asking the same questions. Why are capable people burning out? Why do committed staff take on more than is sustainable...
The UK has had no shortage of interventions to deal with youth unemployment. From the New Deal for Young People in the late 1990s, through...
Tertiary education drives innovation and creates opportunities for people and communities across Wales. It unlocks the potential to shape futures and is vital in creating...
Alan Milburn’s review offers a crucial opportunity to tackle rising youth inactivity, but early, targeted support for young people with social, emotional and mental health...
The rising number of young people not in education, employment or training (NEET) is one of the most urgent social and economic challenges facing the...
For many school and college leaders, Ofsted sits somewhere between a necessary accountability mechanism and an ever-present source of anxiety. Over the course of my...
A young person’s postcode still has a profound impact on the opportunities they have access to. Despite years of policy focused on skills and education...
Yesterday's DfE data release showed a headline figure of a 2% decline in adult FE participation. Sounds manageable. Dig deeper, and the picture is far...
Sarah Vickrage of Fellowship of Inspection Nominees explains how staff retention improves if providers apply inclusive practice to staff as well as to learners. Ofsted...
Recent years have exposed how public institutions can fail the people they serve and how the absence of candour can deepen harm when things go...
Mental health and wellbeing in the workplace, classroom and in life!
The hidden majority We often discuss support for neurodiverse students who have been diagnosed. The more important question is, how are we going to support…
Ella Muddiman and Naomi Spaven, who work in Ial Bakery at Coleg Cambria are the first to take part in the Young Bakers Initiative –…
ONE of Wales’s best-performing schools is set to showcase its focus on student wellbeing, inclusive learning, and the transition from primary to secondary education. Ysgol…
Lived experience has shaped Kellie Steele’s career in youth work. Previously navigating hardship, as well as life as a teenage mother, she has used her…
When Kelly Welch, manager of Bluebells Forest Preschool, first began working in early years education, she had no idea that her journey would eventually lead…
Over the past 30 years, Cambrian Training Company has grown from being a small subsidiary of Mid Wales Tourism, delivering vocational skills to support the…
Budding chefs at Welshpool High School have been putting their culinary skills to the test with guidance from the leading independent training provider to the…
The National Training Federation for Wales (NTFW) is fully committed to ensuring that apprenticeships are not only protected but prioritised in the next Senedd term.…
When the Education Select Committee published its report Solving the SEND Crisis (18/09/25), it gave national prominence to challenges long recognised within further education (FE)…
The achievements of 11 winners of this year’s prestigious Inspire! Adult Learning Awards in Wales were celebrated at a ceremony in Swansea. Each award winner…
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