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...
Recently, I visited PET-Xi in Coventry, and I left with a feeling I know all too well: admiration, frustration and a deep sense of déjà...
Practitioners, leaders, researchers and advocates gathered in London to do something the sector urgently needed: not just name the problem, but co-design the route out...
There’s a gulf between where many NEET young people are and where employers need them to be so that they can thrive in a job. The UK must find ways to bridge that gulf -...
Alan Milburn’s Young People and Work interim report should land as a national alarm bell. Nearly one million young people are now not in education,...
Up to 60,000 more specialist Construction workers will be trained by 2029 to tackle Construction Skills shortages. £100 million of new investment to fund 10…
As the Labour Government sets out its Five Missions, adult learning emerges as a vital force in addressing skills shortages, driving economic growth, and fostering…
Welcome to FE Soundbite Edition 789: 22th March 2025 | The Watershed Week for Skills, Education & Employment This is the weekly e-newsletter and e-journal…
Burton and South Derbyshire College (BSDC) recently launched a new automotive centre that will lead the way in the latest developments in the automotive industry.…
Walsall College’s in-house company, Future Flames Productions (FFP) is celebrating after winning an Association of Colleges (AoC) Beacon Award. The creative media team manages the…
Technical education offers a world of opportunity to learners – but not enough know about the options open to them. That’s the view of Marc…
Innovation, problem-solving and collaboration were showcased as the Lancashire and Cumbria Institute of Technology (IoT) staged a county-wide digital skills competition. Teams of digital learners…
The culinary talents of students at North Warwickshire and South Leicestershire College (NWSLC) have been recognised in Nestle’s prestigious Toque d’Or competition. Restaurant students, Leigh…
In today’s digital economy, access to technology and digital proficiency are fundamental to economic participation. Yet, millions across the UK remain excluded due to digital…
Consultation launched to set core digital standards for all schools and colleges focused onhigh-speed, reliable and secure connectivity. Schools and colleges across the country are…
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