NEETs Drop By 2,000, House of Lords Backs FE For Social Mobility: Will The Chancellor Also Back FE And Skills In The Budget? FE Soundbite Edition 824 | November 22, 2025
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- November 22, 2025 - NEETs Drop By 2,000, House of Lords Backs FE For Social Mobility: Will The Chancellor Also Back FE And Skills In The Budget? FE Soundbite Edition 824 | November 22, 2025
- November 15, 2025 - Milburn, Mayfield and Timms: Why Are They So Important To The FE, Skills And Employability Sector? FE Soundbite Edition 823 | November 15, 2025
- November 1, 2025 - What is a Green Mindset? FE Soundbite 821 | November 1, 2025
- October 25, 2025 - 72 Pages, 12 Mentions Of Careers: Where's The Post 16 White Paper Signposting Strategy? FE Soundbite 820 | October 25, 2025
- October 18, 2025 - Do We Need To Develop A SEND To Workforce Strategy? FE Soundbite 819 | October 18, 2025
- October 11, 2025 - How Do We Meet The Missing Middle Skills Needs? | FE Soundbite Edition 818 | October 11, 2025
- October 4, 2025 - Gold Standard Apprenticeships: Where's The Funding To Deliver Them? FE Soundbite 817 | October 4, 2025
- September 27, 2025 - What Do Post-16 Pathways, Mental Health and Safeguarding Concerns Tell Us About Youth Progression? FE Soundbite 816 | September 27, 2025
- September 20, 2025 - How Can We Tackle Youth Employment With 'One Stop Shops', SEND Funding And Skills Gladiators? FE Soundbite 815 | September 20, 2025
- September 13, 2025 - How Do We Ensure That Provision and Learners Don’t Fall Through The Gaps of Local and National Government? FE Soundbite 814 | September 13, 2025
- September 6, 2025 - How Do We Encourage More SMEs To Engage With Foundation Apprenticeships? FE Soundbite 813 | September 6, 2025
- August 30, 2025 - What Do Employers Really Think About Foundation Apprenticeships? FE Soundbite Edition 812 | August 30, 2025
- August 23, 2025 - Results Day Reality: Are We Fuelling The Skills Rocket Or Creating An AI Gender Gap? FE Soundbite Edition 811 | August 23, 2025
- August 16, 2025 - Beyond Results Day: Are We Building The Workforce For Skills England's 2030 Vision? FE Soundbite Edition 810 | August 16, 2025
- August 9, 2025 - DHSC's Level 7 Mitigation Funding: What Does It Say About Employer Choice And Levy Flexibility? FE Soundbite Edition 809 | August 9, 2025
- August 2, 2025 - Is The Sector Ready For Apprenticeship Assessment Reforms? FE Soundbite Edition 808 | August 2, 2025
- July 26, 2025 - Why Has There Been A £6 Billion Drop in Employer Spending on Skills Since 2022? FE Soundbite Edition 807 | July 26, 2025
- July 19, 2025 - Mixed Signals: Rising Unemployment, Falling Economic Inactivity, and Questionable Data. FE Soundbite Edition 806 | July 19, 2025
- July 12, 2025 - Is The FE and Skills Policy Churn Causing Chaos For Learners and Hindering Social Mobility? | FE Soundbite Edition 805 | July 12, 2025
- July 5, 2025 - Apprenticeship Lessons From Ireland | FE Soundbite Edition 804 | July 5, 2025
- June 28, 2025 - Are The Skills England Priority Areas Linking To The Industrial Strategy? | FE Soundbite Edition 803 | June 28, 2025
- June 21, 2025 - Ofqual Proposes Scrapping End-Point Assessments, What Next? | FE Soundbite Edition 802 | June 21, 2025
- June 14, 2025 - How Will the Five Major Announcements Affect You? From the Spending Review, To Nuclear to AI Skills. | FE Soundbite 801 | June 14, 2025
- June 7, 2025 - The £39bn Skills England Wake-Up Call | FE Soundbite 800 | June 7, 2025
- May 31, 2025 - Under 22, How is this Transforming the FE and Skills Offer? | FE Soundbite 799 | May 31, 2025
- May 24, 2025 - Is £160M in Funding enough for the FE Recruitment and Retention Crisis? FE Soundbite 798 | May 24, 2025
- May 17, 2025 - How Will The New Apprenticeship Funding Rules Affect You? | FE Soundbite 797 | May 17, 2025
- May 10, 2025 - Results Day is Transforming, How are Frontier Firms Reshaping Skills? FE Soundbite 796 | May 10, 2025
- May 3, 2025 - Where's the Joined-Up Skills Plan for Our Future? | FE Soundbite 795 | May 3, 2025
- April 26, 2025 - Disconnected: The AI Skills Demand vs. Digital Poverty Divide | FE Soundbite 794 | April 26, 2025
- April 19, 2025 - Can We Achieve an 80% Employment Rate With Systems Thinking in Skills and Careers Advice? FE Soundbite 793 | April 19, 2025
- April 12, 2025 - Do we need to look to Wales for the Youth Guarantee Blueprint? | FE Soundbite 792 | April 12, 2025
- April 5, 2025 - What does the £13.9 Billion R&D Funding Mean for Skills, Talent Pipelines and even Level 7? FE Soundbite 791 | April 5, 2025
- March 29, 2025 - How will DfE Build up T Level Student Numbers? | FE Soundbite 790 | March 29, 2025
- March 22, 2025 - The Watershed Week for Skills, Education & Employment | FE Soundbite 789 | March 22, 2025
- March 15, 2025 - What will the impact of the Health and Disability Green Paper be on Skills and Jobs? | FE Soundbite 788 | March 15, 2025
- March 8, 2025 - Will the College Funding Shortfall Create More NEETs? | FE Soundbite 787 | March 8, 2025
- March 1, 2025 - Connecting the Dots on Skills and Employability | FE Soundbite 786 | March 1, 2025
- February 22, 2025 - Trust, Fraud and Reform: Navigating the FE Sector's Biggest Challenges | FE Soundbite 785 | February 22, 2025
- February 15, 2025 - Is Avoiding English and Maths in Apprenticeships a Good Idea? FE Soundbite 784 | February 15, 2025
- February 8, 2025 - Is Ofsted's new Report Card System 'Causing Concern' or is it 'Exemplary'? FE Soundbite 783 | February 8, 2025
- February 1, 2025 - DeepSeek's Wake-Up Call: Are we ready for Rapid Skills Change? | FE Soundbite 782 | February 1, 2025
- January 25, 2025 - Learning from Kintsugi: Can We Repair Our 'Broken Skills' System with Gold?| FE Soundbite 781 | January 25, 2025
- January 18, 2025 - Will the spending review fix the 'fragmented and broken’ skills system? | FE Soundbite 780 | January 18, 2025
- January 11, 2025 - Are We in a Short-Term Skills Trap? | FE Soundbite 779 | January 11, 2025
- January 4, 2025 - Kicking off 2025 | FE Soundbite 778 | January 4, 2025
- December 21, 2024 - Who is the FE News Christmas Number 1? | FE Soundbite 777 | December 21, 2024
- December 14, 2024 - More Stability after Level 3 Defunding Announcement? | FE Soundbite 776 | December 14, 2024
- December 7, 2024 - Will the Revised Gatsby Benchmarks Transform Careers Guidance? | FE Soundbite 775 | December 7, 2024
- November 30, 2024 - Will the Interconnected approach Get Britain Working? | FE Soundbite Edition 774 | November 30, 2024
- November 23, 2024 - How will Labour Fix the NEET Crisis? | FE Soundbite Edition 773 | November 23, 2024
- November 16, 2024 - Is there a youth engagement crisis? | FE Soundbite Edition 772 | November 16, 2024
- November 9, 2024 - Why is the Skills Minister Reforming FE and Skills?| FE Soundbite Edition 771 | November 9, 2024
- November 2, 2024 - Labour's First Budget: A Reality Check for FE? | FE Soundbite Edition 770 | November 2, 2024
- October 26, 2024 - Are you confused by the current Skills System? You are not alone! FE Soundbite Edition 769 | October 26, 2024
- October 19, 2024 - Do We Need to Think About the Social Impact of Defunding Level 7? FE Soundbite Edition 768 | October 19, 2024
- October 12, 2024 - What will happen if Colleges can't match the School Teacher Payrise? Soundbite Edition 767 | October 12, 2024
- October 5, 2024 - AI Literacy and what are the Essential AI skills for lifelong learning? Soundbite Edition 766 | October 5, 2024
- September 28, 2024 - Will Foundation Apprenticeships change the NEET figures? | FE Soundbite 765 | September 28, 2024
- September 21, 2024 - Mind the Skills Gap? First, Mind the 23% FE Pay Gap | FE Soundbite 764 | September 21, 2024
- September 14, 2024 - 30% of Colleges Report Student Suicide. How do we Prevent this crisis? FE Soundbite Edition 763 | September 14, 2024
- September 7, 2024 - Are FE and Skills falling through the cracks in Labour? FE Soundbite Edition 762 | September 7, 2024
- August 31, 2024 - Why is there a 47% drop out rate for Construction Apprentices? FE Soundbite Edition 761 | August 31, 2024
- August 24, 2024 - Why are 12% of 16-24 year olds NEET?| FE Soundbite Edition 760 | August 24, 2024
- August 17, 2024 - What has Nano Learning, Blockchain and Entrepreneur skills got to do with #ResultsDay? | FE Soundbite Edition 759 | August 17, 2024
- August 10, 2024 - What is the Growth & Skills Levy Vacuum? | FE Soundbite Edition 758 | August 10, 2024
- August 3, 2024 - The Gov hits the breaks on ABS and to pay parity for Educators to School Teachers | FE Soundbite Edition 757 | August 3, 2024
- July 27, 2024 - How Pathways to Work & Skills England Revolutionise Skills and Employability? | FE Soundbite Edition 755 | July 27, 2024
- July 20, 2024 - The King's Speech, what next? | FE Soundbite Edition 755 | July 20, 2024
- July 13, 2024 - What is the Back to Work Plan? FE Soundbite Edition 754 | July 13, 2024
- July 6, 2024 - Are you ready for big changes in FE? FE Soundbite Edition 753. | July 6, 2024
- June 29, 2024 - FE's Election Crossroads: Unlock or Look Out? FE Soundbite Edition 752 | June 29, 2024
- June 22, 2024 - Unlocking Potential or Locking Out Progress? FE Soundbite Edition 751 | June 22, 2024
- June 15, 2024 - Manifesto Week: What’s Been Promised for FE & Skills? FE Soundbite Edition 750 | June 15, 2024
- June 8, 2024 - Can the UK fix its Global Skills ranking this election time? FE Soundbite Edition 749 | June 8, 2024
- June 1, 2024 - Will 100k More Apprenticeships Bridge or Break the Skills Gap? FE Soundbite Edition 748 | June 1, 2024
- May 25, 2024 - What does the election mean for FE and have you seen the recent NEET figures? FE Soundbite Edition 747 | May 25, 2024
- May 18, 2024 - Have you heard about the 'Off the Job' and Level 3 Defunding changes? FE Soundbite Edition 746 | May 18, 2024
- May 11, 2024 - Living it everyday. FE Soundbite edition 745 | May 11, 2024
- May 4, 2024 - Do we need to think differently about Local Skills Needs? FE Soundbite edition 744 | May 4, 2024
- April 27, 2024 - What do International students think of our current Qualification reforms? FE Soundbite edition 743 | April 27, 2024
- April 20, 2024 - Can the Corporate Champions for Apprenticeships unlock the future of Global Apprenticeships? FE Soundbite edition 742 | April 20, 2024
- April 13, 2024 - Is it time to bring back Skills Accounts? FE Soundbite edition 741 | April 13, 2024
- April 6, 2024 - What are the Lib Dem's plans for FE and Skills? Soundbite Edition 740 | April 6, 2024
- March 30, 2024 - Soundbite Edition 739 - Will the Neurodivergent Teaching and Training Bill long-term impact FE? | March 30, 2024
- March 23, 2024 - FE Soundbite 738 - Levy Reform, Good, Bad or too Late? | March 23, 2024
- March 15, 2024 - FE Soundbite 737 - Are Early Leavers Partial Achievers? | March 15, 2024
- March 8, 2024 - FE Soundbite 736 - What is the Public Sector Productivity Plan and how could it affect you? | March 8, 2024
- March 2, 2024 - Soundbite Edition 735 - Colleges Week 2024 and £60b boost in the economy due to International Students... | March 2, 2024
- February 24, 2024 - Soundbite Edition 734 - Is Policy Churn Being Detrimental to FE? | February 24, 2024
- February 17, 2024 - Stimulating Economic Recovery | FE Soundbite Edition 733 | February 17, 2024
- February 3, 2024 - Avoiding the Quality Assurance Rut.. and what is happening in Sweden? FE Soundbite: 731 | February 3, 2024
- January 20, 2024 - An Estimated 49,000 Vacancies Fell in the Last Quarter | FE Soundbite Edition 729 | January 20, 2024
- January 13, 2024 - What does a General Election year mean for FE and skills? FE Soundbite Edition 728 | January 13, 2024
- January 6, 2024 - Going into 2024! - FE Soundbite Edition 727 | January 6, 2024
- December 23, 2023 - Wrapping up - FE Soundbite Edition 726 | December 23, 2023
- December 16, 2023 - Unwrapping FE News– Soundbite Edition 725 | December 16, 2023
- December 9, 2023 - Building Opportunity: AI must benefit all, FAB 2023 and Beyond – Soundbite Edition 724 | December 9, 2023
- December 2, 2023 - Absolutely FAB'ulous - FE Soundbite Edition 723 | December 2, 2023
- November 25, 2023 - The FE Collective report - Soundbite Edition 722 | November 25, 2023
- November 18, 2023 - New Back to Work Plan and a flattening labour market - Soundbite Edition 721 | November 18, 2023
- November 11, 2023 - Will automation create 2.4 million new jobs by 2027? Soundbite Edition 720 | November 11, 2023
- November 4, 2023 - Artificial Intelligence Safety and Apprenticeship Starts Plummeting: Soundbite Edition 719 | November 4, 2023
- October 28, 2023 - 20 years, 20 voices: Wrapping up our 20th-anniversary celebrations, Soundbite Edition 718 | October 28, 2023
- October 21, 2023 - Soundbite: FE Collective Reflective | October 21, 2023
- October 14, 2023 - The FE Collective Countdown. FE Soundbite Edition 716 | October 14, 2023
- October 7, 2023 - The Advanced British Standard - full steam ahead or apply the ABS breaks? FE Soundbite Edition 715 | October 7, 2023
- September 30, 2023 - How do we save UK Skills? FE Soundbite edition 714 | September 30, 2023
- September 23, 2023 - Learning all life long. FE Soundbite 713 | September 23, 2023
- September 16, 2023 - Running to Standstill. FE Soundbite Edition 712 | September 16, 2023
- September 9, 2023 - Going Green? FE Soundbite Edition 711 | September 9, 2023
- September 2, 2023 - 20 Voices - celebrating 20 years of FE News: FE Soundbite 710 | September 2, 2023
- August 26, 2023 - What happens if we don’t reach net zero by 2050? FE Soundbite 709 | August 26, 2023
- August 19, 2023 - Will AI make tests and exams more inclusive? FE Soundbite 708 | August 19, 2023
- August 12, 2023 - Apprenticeship Revolution. FE Soundbite 707 | August 12, 2023
- August 5, 2023 - AI's Future, Saving the Skills System, and FE Sector Insights: Soundbite Edition 706 | August 5, 2023
- July 29, 2023 - Are IoTs are the future for higher technical skills? FE Soundbite 705 | July 29, 2023
- July 22, 2023 - Is a perfect storm brewing for Apprenticeship Quality? FE Soundbite 704 | July 22, 2023
- July 15, 2023 - How do you get to be Ofsted Outstanding? FE Soundbite Edition 703 | July 15, 2023
- July 8, 2023 - Closing the Autism Employment Gap, AI in Education, and Green Skills: Soundbite Edition 702 | July 8, 2023
- July 1, 2023 - Ofsted report on reading in Prisons. Is terrible reading. Gutting in fact! FE Soundbite edition 701 | July 1, 2023
- June 24, 2023 - Simplify the Skills System, and forget AI... OI is the new big thing! FE Soundbite. 700th Edition! | June 24, 2023
- June 17, 2023 - How have College mergers affected Ofsted inspections? FE Soundbite edition 699 | June 17, 2023
- June 10, 2023 - What is SIF (The Skills Injection Fund)? FE Soundbite Edition 698 | June 10, 2023
- June 3, 2023 - Apprenticeship withdrawals cost training providers £1.8bn! FE Soundbite 697 | June 3, 2023
- May 27, 2023 - What is APAR? FE Soundbite 696 | May 27, 2023
- May 20, 2023 - How Many Working Days Have Been Lost Due to Labour Disputes? FE Soundbite 695 | May 20, 2023
- May 13, 2023 - Are Term-time workers entitled to National Minimum Wage for 52 weeks? FE Soundbite 694 | May 13, 2023
- May 6, 2023 - Could prison-leavers plug labour shortages? FE Soundbite 693 | May 6, 2023
- April 29, 2023 - What do MPs think are the future of Post 16 Qualifications? FE Soundbite 692 | April 29, 2023
- April 22, 2023 - HMCI on Ofsted Reform and ChatGPT Coursework Conundrum. Soundbite edition 691 | April 22, 2023
- April 15, 2023 - Teachers, AI & Merch: FE Soundbite 690 | April 15, 2023
- April 8, 2023 - Returnerships and Funding rules: FE Soundbite 689 | April 8, 2023
- April 1, 2023 - DfE's AI strategy & the Apprenticeship Cap of 10 is removed. FE Soundbite 688 | April 1, 2023
- March 25, 2023 - FE Soundbite Edition 687: Updates on Ofsted, LGBT+ Inclusion, Teacher Labour Market, and EDI | March 25, 2023
- March 18, 2023 - Was it the Back to Work Budget? FE Soundbite edition 686 | March 18, 2023
- March 11, 2023 - Have you heard the latest on T Levels and LLE? FE Soundbite edition 685 | March 11, 2023
- March 4, 2023 - Professionalisation in FE, are we moving in the right direction? FE Soundbite edition 684 | March 4, 2023
- February 25, 2023 - Do people want a Skills or Apprenticeship Levy? FE Soundbite Edition 683 | February 25, 2023
- February 18, 2023 - What is happening with the Labour Market? FE Weekly Soundbite Edition 682 | February 18, 2023
- February 11, 2023 - #NAW2023: How do we get a World class Apprenticeship & Skills system? FE Soundbite edition 681 | February 11, 2023
- February 4, 2023 - What does Ofsted see as the future of FE and Skills? FE Soundbite edition 680 | February 4, 2023
- January 28, 2023 - What is the Chancellor's vision to grow the economy? Even ChatGPT gets a mention. FE Soundbite edition 679 | January 28, 2023
- January 21, 2023 - Has the reclassification of Colleges as Public Bodies put college capital projects in limbo? FE Soundbite edition 678 | January 21, 2023
- January 14, 2023 - Will OpenAI and ChatGPT transform innovation? FE Soundbite edition 677 | January 14, 2023
- January 7, 2023 - Does Rishi's Maths to 18, add up? FE Soundbite Edition 676 | January 7, 2023
- December 17, 2022 - What are the implications on pay now that Colleges are reclassified as Public Sector? FE Soundbite 675 | December 17, 2022
- December 10, 2022 - What are the implications on Skills and Jobs after COP27, G20 and G7 meetings? FE Soundbite edition 674 | December 10, 2022
- December 3, 2022 - FE Colleges redefined as being public sector. So what does it mean? FE Soundbite edition 673 | December 3, 2022
- November 26, 2022 - How can we tackle toxic behaviour faced by marginalised students online? FE Soundbite Edition 672 | November 26, 2022
- November 19, 2022 - What are the implications of the Autumn Statement and COP27? - FE Soundbite Edition 671 | November 19, 2022
- November 12, 2022 - What does Ofsted think about Skills Bootcamps? FE Soundbite edition 670 | November 12, 2022
- November 5, 2022 - What are the Global Trends for Lifelong Learning? FE Soundbite 669 | November 5, 2022
- October 29, 2022 - All change! What the new Ed Secretary & her team of familiar faces could mean for FE? FE Soundbite edition 668 | October 29, 2022
- October 22, 2022 - What is the future of Web 3.0 and Skills with GenZ and Gen Alpha? FE Soundbite Edition 667 | October 22, 2022
- October 15, 2022 - What could the jobs and skills be for 2035? FE Soundbite edition 666! | October 15, 2022
- October 8, 2022 - Skills Minister: Current system would rather our young people get a degree in Harry Potter studies than an Apprenticeship in Construction - FE Soundbite Edition 665 | October 8, 2022
- October 1, 2022 - What are Labour's plans for Skills? FE Soundbite Edition 664 | October 1, 2022
- September 24, 2022 - What was in the 'Mini-Budget' and Growth Plan? - FE Soundbite edition 663 | September 24, 2022
- September 17, 2022 - Week of Mourning and thinking about Legacy. FE Soundbite edition 662 | September 17, 2022
- September 10, 2022 - FE Soundbite 661 - a different Soundbite to normal | September 10, 2022
- September 3, 2022 - What is the Future of Micro-Credentials? FE Soundbite 660 | September 3, 2022
- August 27, 2022 - Parity of Esteem on Results Day? FE Soundbite Edition 659 | August 27, 2022
- August 20, 2022 - #ResultsDay - according to FE News data what qualification has the most #FELove? FE Soundbite 658 | August 20, 2022
- August 13, 2022 - Will Strikes affect Results Day? FE Soundbite Edition 657 | August 13, 2022
- August 6, 2022 - What have Awarding Bodies said about the latest L3 Qualification reforms? FE Soundbite Edition 656 | August 6, 2022
- July 30, 2022 - Levy clawback and Apprenticeship funding changes - FE Soundbite 655 | July 30, 2022
- July 23, 2022 - Big changes for holiday pay - FE Soundbite edition 654 | July 23, 2022
- July 16, 2022 - How is Labour thinking about reforming the Apprenticeship Levy? FE Soundbite edition 653 | July 16, 2022
- July 9, 2022 - The Great Government Reshuffle - FE Soundbite edition 652 | July 9, 2022
- July 2, 2022 - How are the Welsh Gov Tackling the NEET puzzle with Entrepreneurship? Soundbite Edition 651 | July 2, 2022
- June 25, 2022 - How could Literacy and Numeracy levels impact Levelling up? FE Soundbite Edition 650 (which is 12.5 years of FE Soundbite!) | June 25, 2022
- June 18, 2022 - Has HE lost its relevance? FE Soundbite 649 | June 18, 2022
- June 11, 2022 - What did the G7 say about the future of Skills? FE Soundbite edition 648 | June 11, 2022
- June 4, 2022 - How do we make Level 2 Apprenticeships more attractive? FE Soundbite edition 647 | June 4, 2022
- May 28, 2022 - What did the Skills Minister say in his exclusive interview? Soundbite Edition 646 | May 28, 2022
- May 21, 2022 - More job vacancies than unemployed – FE Soundbite edition 645 | May 21, 2022
- May 14, 2022 - L3 quals being cut for T Levels.. what are the implications? FE Soundbite Edition 644 | May 14, 2022
- May 7, 2022 - Ofsted is 30 years old - FE Soundbite edition 643 | May 7, 2022
- April 23, 2022 - How do we abolish Digital Poverty for teachers? FE Soundbite edition 641 | April 23, 2022
- April 16, 2022 - Easter Special | FE Soundbite #640 | April 16, 2022
- April 9, 2022 - What is the vision for Lifelong learning in Wales? | FE Soundbite #639 | April 9, 2022
- April 2, 2022 - FE Soundbite Weekly Journal | April 2, 2022