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...
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 -...
The world-famous Tate Modern art gallery in London is supporting Leeds Trinity University Primary Education Lecturers, Salik Miah and Bethany Drake, to equip children and…
Technology Secretary Peter Kyle has launched the government’s Digital Inclusion Action Plan, providing funding and support to digitally-excluded groups across the UK, including elderly and low-income…
The UK labour market is undergoing a period of profound transformation, driven by disruptive innovation. The last few years have seen jobs themselves being transformed,…
Navigating life with dyslexia and ADHD has been a journey of resilience and self-discovery. As a 47-year-old woman, mother of four, and grandmother of two,…
STUDENTS and apprentices from across the country showcased their talents to a range of employers, as they took part in the NCG Skills 2025 finals…
NPTC Group of Colleges has successfully secured funding through the initial round of The Crown Estate’s Supply Chain Accelerator. The Accelerator is a £50m fund…
THE elite of Welsh baking will rise to the occasion at an inaugural college conference. Coleg Cambria Yale in Wrexham will host the Wales Bakery…
Ignite Training is pleased to welcome three new senior members of staff to the team to help fulfil ambitious growth plans across both apprenticeship training…
The benefit system is trapping 3.5 million people on sickness benefits – many of whom want to work – in a dead end of too…
The MIRA Technology Institute is a step closer to becoming a hydrogen training centre of excellence after introducing a hydrogen-powered Toyota Levio LPE 220 powered pallet…
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