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28 May 2026

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Colleges can do more to tackle the NEET challenge – if we let them

David Hughes

David Hughes

7h | Young people

Young people are ready for work. The system isn’t

Laura-Jane Rawlings

7h | Young people

We want to end the snobbery around post-16 vocational routes

Jacqui Smith

6d | Skills reform
Jacqui Smith
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I found my voice through lifelong learning – others deserve the same chance

Ed Balls

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Ed Balls
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Making apprenticeships a recovery route is creating more productivity problems

Charlotte Bosworth

6d | Apprenticeships
Charlotte Bosworth

We can’t fix prison education without listening to its teachers

Tracy Littler

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Smaller steps could transform English and maths resits

Eddie Playfair

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Shakespeare for ESOL? It turns out it works

Esther Wilkey

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AI is a mirror. FE must decide what it reflects

Scott Hayden

1w | Teaching
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We can’t tackle NEET numbers without fixing 16-19 funding

Sarah Waite

1w | Young people
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V Levels won’t fix vocational education – T Levels didn’t

Amelia Clayton

1w | Young people
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LSIPs are closing the skills gap, but the system’s still out of sync

Hannah Larsen

1w | Skills reform

AI leadership apprenticeship units: right ambition, wrong delivery model

James Kelly

2w | Apprenticeships
James Kelly
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Don’t get dragged into the ‘inclusion’ trap

Peter Nelson

2w | Inclusion
Peter Nelson
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Why I ditched presentations for paper and scissors

Jane Botros

2w | Teaching
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Don’t shy away from talking to students about global conflict

Eddie Playfair

2w | Students
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AI is already giving careers advice – we’re playing catch-up

Alfie Pearce-Higgins

2w | Teaching
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Social impact must be built into the business of skills

Byron Nicolaides

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Tees Valley cancels skills tender after legal challenge

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Day in the life: The community campus lead peddling a virtuous cycle for students

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Inside the booming business of high-tech exam cheating

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Bringing good housekeeping to City Lit

2w | Adult education
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Green skills gold rush leaves safety and quality fears simmering
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