The UK will need hundreds of thousands of new construction workers in the coming years to meet demand for housing, infrastructure and clean energy projects....
The debate about whether AI belongs in education is rapidly becoming redundant. The more important question is what education does now that AI is already...
Young people not in education, employment or training have often missed out on opportunities to develop essential employment skills. The Nuffield Foundation has launched a...
100,000 placements is a welcome start. Who helps young people get to day one? In thirty-five years working in careers guidance, I have watched a...
Term has started, and colleges are still settling timetables and filling gaps in delivery. It's a good moment to look at who's teaching under subcontracted...
Adult learners are already investing in new careers; policy should turn that commitment into a connected journey from entry-level competence to higher technical progression. The...
The funded management ladder has gone. Team Leader at Level 3, Operations Manager at Level 5, Chartered Manager at Level 6, Coaching Professional, Improvement Practitioner,...
While the headlines this year have gone to pathways and funding, the deepest apprenticeship reform is happening in a corner of the system most commentary...
Ten academic years ago, I wrote for FE News about challenging stereotypes, inspired by the late MP Jo Cox. As another academic year begins, I...
Almost a million young people in the UK are not in education, employment, or training (NEET). That’s a grim milestone that’s only marginally dropped in the latest quarter according to the ONS....
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BusinessLDN-led skills blueprint for the capital helping more Londoners into training and jobs, according to a new report An ambitious roadmap for getting more Londoners…
Introduction In Further Education (FE), workspaces can feel like sensory battlegrounds. Open-plan offices, relentless time pressures, and overlapping interactions are the norm. For many staff,…
The Education Workforce Council (EWC) has launched a revised Code of Professional Conduct and Practice, setting out the standards, behaviours, and values expected of all…
Ellen Thinnesen OBE, Chief Executive of Education Partnership North East, has been appointed as the next Further Education Commissioner, Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson. Ellen will…
“Transition always starts with an ending. To become something else, you have to stop being what you are now; to start doing things a new…
Skills England has released the latest list of approved Higher Technical Qualifications (HTQs), confirming which programmes have successfully met approval requirements as of August 2025.…
With nearly a third of UK graduates underemployed, it’s clear the traditional education-to-work pipeline is broken. This article explores how Gen Z’s entrepreneurial, interdisciplinary mindset…
Welcome to FE Soundbite Edition 811: 23rd August 2025 | Results Day Reality: Are We Fuelling The Skills Rocket Or Creating An AI Gender Gap?…
The government’s new Industrial Strategy is a powerful look at how the economy of tomorrow can be built by the workforce of today. It’s a…
Mohammed is a senior member of the youth zone who moved to the UK from Senegal with a very limited understanding of English. With the…
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