NEETs: From The Fringe To The Mainstream, What’s Next? FE Soundbite Edition 867
Welcome to FE Soundbite Edition 867: 3rd October 2026. NEETs: From the Fringe to the Mainstream, What’s Next?
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Pakistan’s first female train driver continues her career journey at the University of Sunderland
A University of Sunderland student is on track to continue making an impact through her ambition and her advocacy after becoming Pakistan’s first female train driver.
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Guidance: 16 to 18 qualifications, discount codes and point scores
Approved 16 to 18 qualifications, discount codes and point scores for reporting in the 2018 to 2028 school and college performance measures.
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Transparency data: Free schools and UTCs: successful applications
Details of successful applications for free schools and university technical colleges (UTCs) in the pre-opening stage.
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Are You Ready for Martyn’s Law? AUCSO Launches New Video to Help Universities Prepare
Sector-led film brings university leaders, security specialists and frontline officers together to explain what institutions should be doing now.The Association of University Chief Security Officers (AUCSO) is launching a new video urging universities and higher education institutions to use the implementation perio...
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Neurodivergent People Need Support Based on Need Not Diagnosis, Report Finds
Neurodivergent people can thrive in the workplace when they are given tailored employment support an independent report has found.
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Rewiring The State: A Moment Of Opportunity for The Future Of Skills
Long-time observers of the UK skills system are prone to wearily observing that it is fragmented, complex and a victim of policy inconsistency over time. These observations are not without merit. Policy cycles are short, and innovation cycles can be too. As a result, the system does not always fulfil its potential t...
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Under Pressure: How Universities Can Best Prepare Students for What Comes Next
According to the Student Mental Health Study, 37% of first-year university students show moderate-to-severe anxiety or depression. This is nearly double the national rate for the public at large.
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New report finds that employers want to hire more young people, but need greater policy support to achieve impact
Published just days after Labour Party Conference and ahead of the upcoming Milburn Review’s final report and recommendations, a new report has found that 24% of employers expect to increase their recruitment of young people aged 16 to 24 over the coming year, with just under half expecting hiring of young people to...
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Mizkan Brings 220 Years of Japanese Flavour to the West London College
Leading chefs and menu developers from the quick service restaurant sector came together at West London College for an immersive Mizkan Menu Development & Market Insight Day, which combined Japanese food heritage, market intelligence, flavour discovery and hands-on menu development.
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Young creatives celebrated at Emerging Sussex exhibition
Young artists and creatives from across East Sussex have been celebrated for their work, with East Sussex College students among those picking up awards and opportunities at the Emerging Sussex: Curious Minds exhibition in Newhaven on 20th September.
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SFC’s Financial Sustainability of Colleges in Scotland Report
The Scottish Funding Council have today (Thursday 1 October 2026) published its report on the Financial Sustainability of Colleges in Scotland.
