FE News | FE News Editor | Activity https://www.fenews.co.uk/members/fe-news-editor/activity/ Activity feed for FE News Editor. Tue, 21 Apr 2026 20:40:40 +0100 https://buddypress.org/?v=2.7.70 en-GB 30 hourly 2 10c6de539724b5e7947894b35fdd2784 FE posted a new post. https://www.fenews.co.uk/?p=552173 Sat, 18 Apr 2026 04:57:00 +0100 0 78212047bb1ba2719efd766d3ee968ee FE posted a new post. https://www.fenews.co.uk/?p=551706 Wed, 15 Apr 2026 09:04:52 +0100
Government Unveils £429m 'Experts at Hand' Offer to Get SEND Support Into Mainstream Settings Without an EHCP

The Department for Education has today published funding guidance for the Experts at Hand and Local Authority SEND Transformation Fund, confirming £429 million in allocations…

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Is £307 Million Enough for 175 College Estates? Or is it the £2.61 Student Meal Deal Problem?| FE Soundbite Edition 841

Welcome to FE Soundbite Edition 841: 4th April 2026. Is £307 Million Enough to Maintain 175 College Estates? Or is it like the £2.61 per…

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Apprenticeship Achievements Are Up, But Who Is The Skills System Serving? FE Soundbite 840

Welcome to FE Soundbite Edition 839: 28th March 2026. Apprenticeship Achievements Are Up, But Who Is the Skills System Serving? This is the weekly e-newsletter…

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QAR Reaches 65.4% with 25+ Starts Growing by 25.4%

More apprentices are completing their programmes than at any point in the last seven years. The national achievement rate rose to 65.4% in 2024/25, up…

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Government commits to introducing mandatory ethnicity and disability pay gap reporting for large employers

Minority ethnic groups and disabled people are to benefit as the government commits to introducing mandatory ethnicity and disability pay‑gap reporting for large employers. Firms…

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DWP Giveth ... And Taketh Away. Will The Level 4 AI Apprenticeship Replace Management Apprenticeships? FE Soundbite 839

Welcome to FE Soundbite Edition 839: 21st March 2026. DWP Giveth and DWP Taketh Away. Will the Level 4 AI and Automation Apprenticeship Replace Management…

]]> 0 eb73dd5abc5dcec777590e97dd090a2a FE posted a new post. https://www.fenews.co.uk/?p=547142 Thu, 19 Mar 2026 10:30:00 +0000
Defunded, Not Derailed: Mixed Study Programmes for 2026 | Episode Two

If Episode One of Defunded, Not Derailed set the scene and explored the shifting post-16 landscape, the defunding of certain Level 3 qualifications, the rise…

]]> 0 0b63ed7d66bae9604feb6a4ca4b84a66 FE posted a new post. https://www.fenews.co.uk/?p=547578 Thu, 19 Mar 2026 09:22:25 +0000
ONS Labour Market Data March 2026: Pay Growth Hits Five-Year Low

Unemployment holds at 5.2%. Regular pay growth hits a five-year low. Vacancies slip further below pre-pandemic levels. And in April, it gets more expensive to…

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16 Apprenticeship Standards Axed as Government Unveils £3,000 Youth Jobs Grant

Sixteen apprenticeship standards are to be defunded as part of the Government’s biggest transformation of apprenticeships in a decade, with some of the sector’s most…

]]> 0 5a5cc5178ffccb3516fd70494f1d1128 FE posted a new post. https://www.fenews.co.uk/?p=546606 Sat, 14 Mar 2026 06:12:00 +0000
Are Entry-Level Jobs the First Casualty of AI? Are V Levels Going to Meet Employers' Needs? FE Soundbite 838

Welcome to FE Soundbite Edition 838: 14th March 2026. Are Entry-Level Jobs the First Casualty of AI? What Three Sectors Are Telling Us on the…

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Ofsted announces new pilot to use more serving school and college leaders as inspectors

Ofsted today announced that it is piloting a new way of involving more serving education leaders in the inspections of schools and further education providers.…

]]> 0 1af9cc8a5e42f27b5ab17963ffa2b768 FE posted a new post. https://www.fenews.co.uk/?p=545825 Tue, 10 Mar 2026 00:02:00 +0000 0 dca868e39da8438f1085b9d3b0bf6d5f FE posted a new post. https://www.fenews.co.uk/?p=545527 Sat, 07 Mar 2026 06:36:00 +0000
Did The Spring Statement Reveal A 'System Story' Interconnecting NEETs and Unemployment? FE Soundbite 837

Welcome to FE Soundbite Edition 837: 7th March 2026 | What is the interconnected ‘System Story’ on NEETs, Unemployment, SEND and Neurodiversity? This is the…

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Deep Dive: What the Schools White Paper and SEND Reforms Really Mean for FE

The Schools White Paper, Every Child Achieving and Thriving, alongside the SEND consultation Putting Children and Young People First, represents the most ambitious overhaul of…

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What Can Adult Education Learn from MENA's 24% Youth Unemployment Rate? FE Soundbite Edition 832

Welcome to FE Soundbite Edition 832: 31st January 2026. This is the 16th anniversary edition of FE Soundbite! The Quiet Collapse: What Can Adult Education…

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Creative Clusters Programme: £500 million funding package for research, development and innovation in the creative industries

Creative Industries Minister Ian Murray visited Liverpool, the region with the most UK number one records and home to more than 1,400 music businesses, as…

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Why Do English Employers Pay 2.5x More for Apprentices compared to Germany or Austria? FE Soundbite 829

Welcome to FE Soundbite Edition 829: 10th January 2026. Why Do English Employers Pay 2.5x More for Apprentices compared to Germany or Austria? This is…

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FE and Skills New Year Honours 2026: A couple of Hullraisers, Saf, and Sir Idris Elba Honoured

The FE and Skills 2026 New Year’s Honours List has been announced, including a couple of ‘Hullraisers’, Saf Ali for his amazing work on diversity…

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Last Soundbite of 2025: Mayors, Milburn and Major Welfare Reform | FE Soundbite 828

Welcome to FE Soundbite Edition 828: 20th December 2025. Last Soundbite of 2025: Mayors, Milburn and Major Welfare Reform This is the weekly e-newsletter and…

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The Top 10 Thought Leadership Articles of 2025 on FE News

2025 was the year apprenticeship reform stopped being a future conversation and became an urgent, unavoidable reality. From levy changes to assessment overhauls, the sector…

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ONS Labour Market: December 2025 - Unemployment At 5.1%, The Highest Level For Almost Five Years

The latest ONS Labour Market data for the UK has been released in the December 2025 update. Estimates for payrolled employees in the UK fell…

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Turning 3 Months Into 3 Hours: AI-Driven Education Data with Paul Atfield, Education Outcomes Fund

The FE News team chats with Paul Atfield, Data and AI Lead from the Education Outcomes Fund (EOF) at WISE 12 in Doha.  Paul leads…

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What Is Green Confetti and Why Do You Need A Playbook? FE Soundbite Edition 827

Welcome to FE Soundbite Edition 827: 13th December 2025. What Is Green Confetti and Why Do You Need A Playbook? | FE Soundbite Edition 827…

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Leading with Wisdom: WISE CEO on Why Humanity Must Drive Technology in Education

Dr. Asyia Kazmi, incoming CEO of WISE (World Innovation Summit for Education), believes we’re at a critical juncture for education. Speaking at WISE 12 in…

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New Playbook Calls for "Green Mindset" to Be Embedded Across All FE and Skills Provision

Landmark report from Education Training Foundation, EAUC and FE News sets out practical roadmap to make sustainability the default lens for sector decisions, authored by…

]]> 0 d823608f08c1f0c9a8c81d9b148f1136 FE posted a new post. https://www.fenews.co.uk/?p=534829 Wed, 10 Dec 2025 09:19:35 +0000
Government unveils ambitious plan to tackle youth isolation crisis and deliver real life opportunities

Young people across England will benefit from over £500 million of government investment as the first National Youth Strategy in 15 years is published today,…

]]> 0 e78e37182a4e9897d86e0d2c9e06fced FE posted a new post. https://www.fenews.co.uk/?p=534046 Sat, 06 Dec 2025 06:05:00 +0000 0 32990455f86bf5ba04be753c171810d3 FE posted a new post. https://www.fenews.co.uk/?p=534040 Fri, 05 Dec 2025 05:32:00 +0000 0 3650e6e718a0fcc084da858cddfe1f37 FE posted a new post. https://www.fenews.co.uk/?p=533708 Fri, 05 Dec 2025 00:01:00 +0000 0 9f1cc14beb0dab2cdd5af059ab22f386 FE posted a new post. https://www.fenews.co.uk/?p=532970 Sat, 29 Nov 2025 07:03:00 +0000
How Do We Create And Design V Levels, To Be Valued Levels? FE Soundbite Edition 825

Welcome to FE Soundbite Edition 825: 29th November 2025. How do we create and design V Levels, to be Valued Levels? This is the weekly…

]]> 0 afc666f331ed1cd1eb9fc25c48cd4c1f FE posted a new post. https://www.fenews.co.uk/?p=532462 Wed, 26 Nov 2025 13:57:43 +0000
Budget 2025 for FE & Skills | Sector Reaction

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has delivered Budget 2025, announcing new student finance measures and confirming funding for skills reforms first outlined in October’s Post-16 Education and…

]]> 0 f97b239b3a47f2cf1456a537bb31aac6 FE posted a new post. https://www.fenews.co.uk/?p=532278 Tue, 25 Nov 2025 11:08:50 +0000
Her Highness Sheikha Moza bint Nasser Calls for Renewed Action on Arab Youth Employment at WISE 12

Her Highness Sheikha Moza bint Nasser delivered a speech at the Education Above All (EAA) Plenary during the WISE 12 Summit, reflecting on the founding…

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