Small and medium-sized enterprises are the backbone of the UK economy, yet encouraging more of them to participate in apprenticeships remains a challenge. While much...
As we await Alan Milburn’s final review of young people and work, much of the debate has understandably focused on the scale of youth inactivity,...
A college can achieve a strong staff survey response rate and still fail to hear from some of the people it most needs to understand....
In a special feature for FE News to mark Get the Nation Learning Week, Alison Morris, Director of Policy at Skills Federation brings together members...
The Government’s Youth Guarantee is a welcome recognition that too many young people are being left behind. But if it is to succeed over the...
Picture a meeting that covers a change to timetables, a new adjustments plan, or a restructure proposal. Everyone nods. Actions are agreed. Then, over the...
There has been increased debate over youth participation in education and employment, and the scale of the challenge is undeniable. Nearly one million young people...
Every November the Department for Education counts the school workforce, and every year the headline is about teachers. This year's count, published last month, is...
Think about the young people leaving further education this year. One might be heading to university. Another is starting an apprenticeship. One is going straight...
The forthcoming Budget and the Milburn Review will bring further focus onto participation, opportunity and workforce development; apprenticeships are once again set to occupy a...
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Today (Wednesday 3rd September), the Chancellor has confirmed that the date of the Budget will be Wednesday 26 November. Budget to address economy that’s “not…
For full disclosure, until this recent trip, I have been terrible at this and even on this trip the necessity of my role, the growth…
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?…
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