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...
The government is slashing more red tape to ensure businesses and apprenticeship training providers are able to focus even more of their time on apprentices,…
Staff at Blackburn College are celebrating a remarkable improvement in Ofsted scores for the second time running, as it continues to transform the lives of…
Two apprentices from Ceredigion have shared their stories of how their apprenticeships helped them pursue their dream careers in upholstery and now have ambitions of…
Professional body concerned by lack of focus on automotive sector’s specific skills needs where precision and safety are paramount The Institute of the Motor Industry…
A Caernarfon-based Trainee Shift Engineer at Dinorwig Power Station has shared his story of how embarking on a degree apprenticeship at the age of 40…
Ben Stanford, Jake Howard and Charlotte Good, Star Awards winners. Courtesy of The Sandwell Colleges and Doocey Group. Rising and inspiring stars of the future…
A new dedicated sixth form centre is to be created in the heart of Telford as part of an £80million regeneration scheme. Award-winning constructor McPhillips…
Former chef, Scott Tomlinson, has embarked on a new career path after undertaking a Level 3 Engineering Fitter Apprenticeship through Burton and South Derbyshire College. …
Last week, training providers ACT and ALS hosted their inaugural Success Through Skills Awards at Cardiff and Vale College. The event celebrated learners, employers, training…
Shipster, a fast-growing tech company, is celebrating the role apprenticeships play in developing talent, fostering growth and empowering individuals to succeed Alex, 24, joined Shipster’s…
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