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NCG Joins National Discussions on Skills and Employment at Labour Party Conference 2026

The panels explored the vital role colleges play as anchor institutions, connecting national priorities with local delivery while supporting learners, employers and communities and driving growth across the country.…

East Sussex College celebrates six years of T-Level success during national T-Level Week

As one of the first FE providers nationally to deliver T-Levels, East Sussex College welcomed its first students onto the qualifications in 2020 and has since become one of the largest T-Level providers in the South…

Leeds students embrace the ‘power of the pen’ to produce thought-provoking anthology

Colour is a collection of short stories, poems and self-reflection essays by students from Leeds City College’s 14+ Academies. More than 80 teenagers from the 14+ Academies, which offers an alternative to mainstream…

Google returns to Basingstoke College of Technology to see AI in action

The visit follows an initial showcase earlier this year with Ben Gomes, Chief Technologist, Learning & Sustainability at Google, visited the campus. This second delegation included senior Google leaders Divya Jani, VP of…

Tradition meets technology, trades and talent as Nescot welcomes Lord-Lieutenant

Young people took centre stage as the Lord-Lieutenant and community leaders sought the views of students and learned about the wide range of training and education opportunities available locally. The Lord-Lieutenant, a…

More than 35 people across the University and community performing arts group have worked to create the track, remix package and video for Find Your Light by WiP Rhyl, Jack Eagle and Uosee. They were released on Saturday…

NHS bosses say smaller maternity units may have to close

The NHS Alliance, which represents health managers, says difficult decisions lie ahead and maternity services need to be consolidated to support safer care. It said a government taskforce into neonatal and maternity care…

Up to 20 maternity units in England may have to shut, NHS leader warns

Ministers must "grasp the nettle" that as many as 20 of England's 155 NHS units that are led by consultant obstetricians will need to shut or change their role, he added. Hopkins urged ministers and MPs to show "courage"…

Companies exploiting welfare system by using residents as 'cash cows', BBC finds

Property agents are drawing people into the taxpayer-funded system using social media videos that offer free rooms, PlayStation consoles and even holidays. The system - called supported exempt accommodation (SEA) - is…

The Learning Outcome that wasn’t on the Specification

Alongside my professional practice in further education and skills, I’m completing a Doctorate in Education exploring identity among young adults who have experienced being not in education, employment or training…