Britain’s NEET crisis is no longer a warning sign; it is a structural failure. The latest Office for National Statistics (ONS) figures (Jan-March 2026) estimate...
Across further and higher education, widening participation has become one of the defining policy priorities of the past two decades. Institutions have rightly focused on...
Young people today are entering a world in upheaval. Wars in Ukraine and the Middle East, record-breaking temperatures, and the accelerating rise of AI is...
According to the latest ONS labour market data, youth unemployment has hit 14.7%. That means one in seven young people looking for work can't find...
I was delighted to work with colleagues at FE News’ Breaking Barriers event on a construction job. We worked to take apart the youth employment...
For too long, the national conversation around success has treated university as the default route into a professional career. Yet across the UK, thousands of...
At the start of this month, leaders from across government, further education, skills, employability and employer groups gathered for the Breaking Barriers Collective, hosted by...
There is a particular kind of honesty that emerges when a room full of practitioners, advocates and leaders agrees to stop being polite about a...
The publication of the Milburn interim review on young people and work arrives at an important moment for England’s education, employment and skills system. With...
Something struck me recently at the Breaking Barriers / NEET Collective, held in central London on 2nd June 2026 - a FE News and Edge...
Business finance provider UKSE has funded a recording studio being used by young people taking their first steps in music and enabling them to learn…
Blackburn College has become the first in England to offer advanced hydrogen vehicle technology training, to create a new generation of skilled mechanics to drive…
An expert in HR, leadership and transformation has been appointed to the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) Departmental Board as it continues to deliver the government’s priorities on employment, welfare reform and…
Tech skills provider iMeta Training has secured an extension to its Skills Boot Camp contract with the West Midlands Combined Authority amid growing demand for…
AAT has today published the third and final report of its ‘Filling the gap’ series, which explores the UK’s finance and accounting skills shortage. The first report identified widening skills gaps across…
The Business Department at @BordersCollege recently hosted an exciting Start-Up Event, designed to nurture entrepreneurial thinking and innovation among both students and staff. The initiative…
For the first time, Milton Keynes College Group is now offering full degree courses, thanks to a groundbreaking new partnership with the city’s The Open…
On Wednesday 6 May 2026, Portland College proudly hosted its 5th Portland Games, welcoming nine SEND colleges for a day of sport, inclusion and community…
East Sussex College has secured funding to launch a brand-new Introduction to Engineering Industry Skills Bootcamp following the successful bid for Wave 7 funding through…
As part of an upcoming BBC One and iPlayer series, Eastenders star Natalie Cassidy has enrolled at a leading Hertfordshire further education college to fulfil…
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