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...
The UK has officially signed the legal agreement to join the Erasmus+ programme, with placements set to begin in the 2027/28 academic year. Here’s everything you…
EUK Education has opened its bursary scheme to help schools across the UK remove barriers to hands-on STEM activities. Aimed at inspiring students who don’t…
New research commissioned by Samsung has revealed a picture that will resonate with teachers across the country: students are brimming with ambition, entrepreneurial drive, and…
Samsung Electronics has announced the winners of its sixth annual Solve for Tomorrow competition, celebrating the most inspiring tech-for-good ideas from students aged 11 to…
Fraud in construction training and testing is too often discussed as though it is a single issue — a fake card here, a forged certificate…
The reform of technical education in England has reached a pivotal moment. With T Levels now established across the post-16 landscape, attention is turning to…
The Berlin School of Business and Innovation (BSBI) has officially inaugurated its new campus in Madrid, marking the institution’s first wholly owned campus in Spain and its…
As A-Level and Level 3 exam season gets underway, it is normal for students to feel overwhelmed at times, and that pressure is often felt by parents too. Hazel Roome, Skills…
As UK organisations seek to drive growth in a challenging economic climate, a new report from The Open University reveals how employers based in higher education (HE) cold spots are losing out due to a lack of skills and competition from…
The University of Brighton and North East Surrey College of Technology (Nescot) have announced a major new partnership that will create more opportunities for people…
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