It’s been a couple of weeks since the Milburn report was published, and I like everyone have been digesting the report and the analysis. Like a well-trained student,...
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...
Jasmine has always known she wanted a career that kept her active and engaged. The idea of being confined to an office never appealed to…
A new specialist infrastructure and rail training centre was launched in Aston yesterday, with employers from multiple infrastructure sectors pledging more than 500 new jobs…
Today, the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) has published its latest ‘Construction Apprenticeships: Opportunities. Challenges. Support.’ report. The publication draws on a range of research…
Apprentices in England will drive £25bn of economic growth over their lifetime, new figures have revealed. This is almost double the £14bn contribution found the…
Last month, the UK Government unveiled an ambitious plan that aims to strengthen the UK’s global competitiveness in AI development and adoption. It was encouraging…
The government has announced a significant shake-up to apprenticeship requirements, confirming that English and maths Functional Skills exit requirements will be removed for adult apprentices…
Shipley College is making waves in the Esports world, stepping into the arena with some of the UK’s top gaming talent for an unmissable tournament featuring Rocket League and Valorant.…
As National Apprenticeship Week shines a light on the importance of apprenticeships in building successful careers, adi Group, a leading multidisciplinary engineering business, proudly showcases…
The third cohort of students from Barton Peveril College in Eastleigh have completed the Group Project in Interdisciplinary Learning with the University of Winchester. The…
Bradford City AFC has been crowned winner of the third annual Bradford College Apprenticeship Games, marking National Apprenticeship Week (10th – 16th February). In partnership with CBRE, the action-packed event…
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