Skills East Sussex Celebrates 10-year Milestone

Skills East Sussex is celebrating a decade of working to improve local employment and skills levels and boost economic prosperity in East Sussex. Initially commissioned and funded by the county council for just two years, Skills East Sussex (SES) began in 2015 with a...

Social Mobility Policy: Still Much to Consider

The House of Lords Social Mobility Committee is coming towards the end of its inquiry. In this FE News article the committee’s Chair, Baroness Manningham-Buller, takes this opportunity to reflect on the evidence received so far and the emerging themes before it...

EPI and SKOPE: Policy Churn Creating Chaos for 16-19 Year Olds

New research has found that UK nations are failing to provide a coherent and equitable education offer for 16-19 year olds. The report says that post-16 education and training systems across the UK have been undermined by constant policy churn, fragmented pathways,...

College Teacher Shortages Put Government Missions at Risk, Say MPs

Parliament’s public accounts committee (PAC) of MPs has asked for six-monthly updates on college teacher recruitment and retention amid warnings shortages put the government’s missions at risk and has criticised the government for lacking a “coherent plan” to boost...