Welcome to FE Soundbite Edition 861: 22nd August 2026. With a UK Jobs Drought: Will the New Student Cohort Be Pointed In The Right Direction?… With A UK Jobs Drought: Will the New Student Cohort Be Pointed In The Right Direction? FE Soundbite 861 was published on FE News by FE News Editor
With A-level results announced across the UK last Thursday (13 August), small businesses are being urged to look beyond academic grades when assessing potential new recruits. … Results day: Why Small Businesses Should look Beyond Grades when Hiring was published on FE News by Gemma Cockrell
New polling for the Milburn review finds half of UK adults believe young people have fewer opportunities than previous generations, with apprenticeships the clear public… Milburn Polling: Public Split on NEET rise, with a Third Blaming Young People’s Motivation was published on FE News by FE News Editor
As hundreds of thousands of young people receive their A-level and GCSE results this month, they’re entering a labour market unlike any previous generation. AI… Generation AI: Results Day Meets the UK’s First AI-Native Job Market was published on FE News by Industry Experts
Welcome to FE Soundbite Edition 860: 15th August 2026. Results Day and Talking Therapies… Will the Data Help Shape Qualification Reform and Employability Support? This… Results Day and Talking Therapies. Will the Data Help Shape Qualification Reform and Employability Support? | FE Soundbite 860 was published on FE News by FE News Editor
Almost two-thirds of the UK’s leading universities will provide Level 7 apprenticeships this autumn despite government funding cuts that left employers facing an estimated £214… 69% of UK’s Top 100 universities back Level 7 apprenticeships despite £214m government funding blow was published on FE News by UVAC
Andy Burnham’s call to put technical education at the heart of the national conversation is a welcome one. His proposal to expand technical pathways and… Beyond Technical Skills: Why Young People Need Leadership Skills To Thrive In The Workplace was published on FE News by Chartered Management Institute (CMI)
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has today (11 August 2026) published new analysis titled “The impact of employment advisors in NHS Talking Therapies on… ONS: NHS Talking Therapies Employment Support Cuts Benefits for Jobless, But… Raises Them for the Employed was published on FE News by Office for National Statistics (ONS)
The IMI urges government to focus on skills outside the factory gate as part of DRIVE35 The ambitious plans to support the next generation of… Automotive manufacturing investment by government only addresses half the problem was published on FE News by Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI)
It seems everyone in Greater Manchester has an Andy Burnham Story. Mine starts backstage at Parklife festival in 2017. I was fortunate enough to be… Life is Rarely Linear. Our Education System Should Stop Pretending that it is was published on FE News by Roman Dibden
Organisers of this year’s Adult Learners’ Week are calling for free events, activities and learning opportunities to be created across Wales between September 21 to… Never Stop Learning: Host a free event or activity during Adult Learners’ Week was published on FE News by Duncan Foulkes