Will the Budget Back Employers To Create the Vacancies Young People Need? FE Soundbite Edition 870
Welcome to FE Soundbite Edition 870: 24th October 2026. Will the Budget Back Employers to Create the Vacancies Young People Need? This is the weekly…
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John Widdowson Steps Down As Chair from WEA and Geoff Layer Appointed New Chair of Trustees
WEA (Workers’ Educational Association) Chair of Trustees John Widdowson is stepping down after eight years. Current Vice Chair, Geoff Layer has been appointed as the new Chair. John Widdowson’s tenure in his role as Chair of Trustees for…
The Quiet Collapse of Adult English and Maths
Yesterday’s DfE data release showed a headline figure of a 2% decline in adult FE participation. Sounds manageable. Dig deeper, and the picture is far…
Skills White Paper: “We Will Make Lifelong Learning a Reality…”
These are not the words of the Lifelong Education Institute, but taken from the Foreword of the government’s Post-16 Education and Skills White Paper, jointly…
Why we need a radical rethink of Skills Policy
For over 40 years, Human Capital theory has underscored the various UK skills policies implemented by different governments. While a number of institutions and initiatives…
Council employee finds new opportunities through apprenticeship
There are many common misconceptions when it comes to apprenticeships, from the age and experience of people who undertake them to the subjects on offer,…
