At Milton Keynes, we were the first FE College Group in the country to receive the Initial Teacher Education (ITE) inspection, and I’m delighted to...
Geoffrey Hinton and I have something in common. We both studied and worked in the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence department at the University of...
In 2026 the job market feels uncertain for many people entering the workforce. The UK unemployment rate has risen to a near five-year high. At...
Rising youth unemployment highlights growing complexity for practitioners. This article explores how recent reforms, system challenges and frontline insight shape what’s needed to support young...
Skills shortages in construction are not a new problem. For at least ten years, we have been grappling with this issue, and the CITB is...
The need for a third post-16 Level 3 pathway, providing a middle ground between A Levels and T Levels, has long been clear. The dual-track...
Could you get a hot meal for £2.61? That’s what the government are expecting colleges to do by freezing the funding for free meals for the poorest students. The reality...
The Department for Education has now published more of its policy decisions that shape the future for technical qualifications at Level 3 and below in...
In this article, Dr Lucy Atkinson, Director of the Centre for Academic Persistence at Arden University, explores if, and how, providers can use gamification to...
As the workplace continues to evolve at pace, one thing is clear: our skills system needs to keep up. The government’s recent announcement of V...
Interest on Plan 2 and 3 student loans will be capped at 6% instead of RPI+3% to provide borrowers with...
Why FE digital change keeps stalling and what systems thinking reveals. The FE sector is under pressure to digitise, modernise...
Welcome to FE Soundbite Edition 841: 4th April 2026. Is £307 Million Enough to Maintain 175 College Estates? Or is...
As qualification reform continues to reshape Level 3 provision, one of the most affected, and fastest-moving, areas is computing, IT...
I was among the cleaning and hygiene sector staff who celebrated when we won approval for the Level 2 Cleaning...
Although EdTech founders can now tap into AI tools to make decisions about their businesses, Accelerators are more relevant than...
Young people across England will see major upgrades to their colleges, as the government invests £307 million to turn the...
150 organisations employing around 1.5 million workers, 10 mayoral authorities and representatives from all the nations are now part of...
While much of the conversation has focused on how AI is reshaping assessment, a more immediate question is now emerging:...
Welcome to FE Soundbite Edition 839: 28th March 2026. Apprenticeship Achievements Are Up, But Who Is the Skills System Serving?...
Almost 20 new business ventures developed by students, ranging from technology tracking food expiry dates to inventive storage solutions, were launched at a University of…
Turnitin’s report shows a consistent percentage of “traditional” plagiarism, even in the age of AI Turnitin today released its first quarterly Learning Integrity Insights Report, which…
The Welsh brewing industry is set for a significant step forward in technical skills development as the Welsh Government Drinks Cluster, working in partnership with…
The Digital Learning Institute (DLI) and the Association for Learning Technology (ALT) are pleased to announce a new strategic partnership, paving the way for a richer professional development ecosystem…
Oxford Lifelong Learning, part of the University of Oxford, has hosted a mission-critical meeting of The Spinnaker Group which brings together colleagues who lead on…
At Milton Keynes, we were the first FE College Group in the country to receive the Initial Teacher Education (ITE) inspection, and I’m delighted to…
Leeds College of Building (LCB) is a finalist for 13 awards across ten categories at this year’s West Yorkshire Apprenticeship Awards. The annual awards event…
“I share your pain…” is more than just a glib remark for members of a support group set up by the University of Winchester for…
The Freelance Education Framework (FEF), a new national standard designed to embed freelance career pathways into Further and Higher Education, will officially launch this spring,…
WU Executive Academy has appointed Sebastian Kortmann as its new Dean, effective January 2026, as the institution positions itself to strengthen its standing in an…
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