Skills Minister Jacqui Smith on the Missing Middle, NEETs, and Why Gold Standard Apprenticeships Matter
We caught up with Skills Minister Jacqui Smith this week at the Energy and Utility Skills Conference to talk about the Government’s big push on…
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The Constant Learners: Why Millennials and Gen Z Adults Need Apprenticeships Too
When Sir Keir Starmer addressed the Labour Party conference last week, he did more than deliver a political speech, told a story that seemed to…
What Do Post-16 Pathways, Mental Health and Safeguarding Concerns Tell Us About Youth Progression? FE Soundbite 816
Welcome to FE Soundbite Edition 816: 27th September 2025 What Do Post-16 Pathways, Mental Health and Safeguarding Concerns Tell Us About Youth Progression? This is…
Over An Imaginary Coffee With Jacqui Smith: A Plea For The Forgotten Many
If I had half an hour with Baroness Jacqui Smith, Minister of State for Skills, over a coffee, I’d love to have a chat about…
How Can We Tackle Youth Employment With ‘One Stop Shops’, SEND Funding And Skills Gladiators? FE Soundbite 815
Welcome to FE Soundbite Edition 815: 20th September 2025. How Can We Tackle Youth Employment With ‘One Stop Shops’, SEND Funding And Skills Gladiators? This…
GMLPN Launches Greater Manchester NEET Position Paper to Drive Inclusive Change for Young People
Greater Manchester Learning Provider Network (GMLPN), in partnership with Gateway Qualifications, has today launched the Greater Manchester NEET Position Paper – September 2025, a comprehensive and collaborative…
Results Day Reality: Are We Fuelling The Skills Rocket Or Creating An AI Gender Gap? FE Soundbite Edition 811
Welcome to FE Soundbite Edition 811: 23rd August 2025 | Results Day Reality: Are We Fuelling The Skills Rocket Or Creating An AI Gender Gap?…
August ONS: NEETs Rise to 948k, But Female Inactivity Increases
New ONS data published this morning reveals that the number of young people not in employment, education, or training (NEETs) has risen again. The total…
Mixed Signals: Rising Unemployment, Falling Economic Inactivity, and Questionable Data | FE Soundbite Edition 806
Welcome to FE Soundbite Edition 806: 19th July 2025 | Mixed Signals: Rising Unemployment, Falling Inactivity, and Questionable Data. How Can Local Skills Improvement Plans…
Are The Skills England Priority Areas Linking To The Industrial Strategy? | FE Soundbite Edition 803
Welcome to FE Soundbite Edition 803: 28th June 2025 | Are The Skills England Priority Areas Linking To The Industrial Strategy? Exclusive with Phil Smith…