further education news

In a newly-launched manifesto, physical activity sector stakeholders are calling for the next UK government to promote active environments, cut red tape and elevate the ... More

Active IQ has been acquired by educational charity NCFE from its parent company, US-based Ascend Learning. The move follows Ascend's decision to close down its ... More

Michelle Donelan has been appointed secretary of state for digital, culture, media and sport by the UK’s new prime minister, Liz Truss. As a 15-year-old ... More

Luis Arturo Aguilar has been appointed the new spa manager at wellness destination and spa Rancho La Puerta in Tecate, Mexico. In his role, Aguilar ... More

Gains made getting people more physically active over the last few years were all but 'cancelled out' during the first seven weeks of lockdown, according ... More

The UK's National Space Centre (NSC) in Leicester is building a new laboratory for the creation of virtual, augmented and mixed reality media, which it ... More

Physical activity could be a major tool in battling rising levels of loneliness among young people. A study of college students found that physically active ... More

SCL Education Group has appointed Brad Rushton as managing director of its SCL Education and Training arm. Rushton initially joined the independent sports education provider ... More

Lady Cobham CBE has called for increased focus on work-based training opportunities, in order to tackle the challenges presented by a rapidly changing business environments. ... More

National governing body Swim England has revealed plans to establish a new network of swimming performance centres across the country. Under the Performance Centre Programme, ... More

Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson has been named as a keynote speaker for the Getting Wales Moving conference, which will scrutinise Welsh government policy on issues relating ... More

Sport England has injected £5m of National Lottery funding into 49 colleges to help get students active. The decision to expand the further education investment ... More

Sport and leisure industry training provider ICON Training has been shortlisted in two categories at the annual Times Education Supplement (TES) Further Education (FE) Awards ... More

The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has awarded £1.125m (US$1.4m, €1.35m) to the Scottish Waterways Trust (SWT) to finance a major skills and employability programme centred ... More

The Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity (CIMSPA) is partnering UK higher and further education institutions to help increase student employability ... More

Pulse has announced two new appointments as it seeks to strengthen its education and business development teams. The active leisure sector design, build and supply ... More

Britain’s impending withdrawal from the European Union will present a broad range of challenges for leisure training and qualifications, says one of the sector’s leading ... More

An in-depth study by a group of US art museums has demonstrated the lasting impact of art programmes aimed at teenagers. The findings showed that ... More

The national body for sport and physical activity in colleges has refreshed its standards as it attempts to deliver on the government’s Sporting Future sports ... More

The gender gap in sports participation in Wales increases as students move on to further education, Sport Wales research has found. The survey, which questioned ... More

Government cuts to further education budgets are putting key initiatives tackling obesity and physical inactivity at risk, potentially triggering an even bigger health crisis, new ... More

Physical activity sector skills bodies will meet in the coming weeks to discuss the future of industry learning and development, amid growing calls for these ... More

Awarding organisation Active IQ has unveiled a new two-year college diploma qualification offering an alternative to the BTEC for further education students eyeing a career ... More

The Bass Museum of Art, US is to undergo an expansion with the addition of a new wing dedicated to educational facilities and exhibition space, ... More

A new partnership between supermarket chain Asda and community sports organisation Sports Leaders UK aims to improve the health and employment prospects of young people, ... More