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...
It is National Apprenticeship Week, and two aspiring teachers from the University of Sunderland have shared how studying an apprenticeship is preparing them for the…
Blackburn College is proud to announce they have been awarded the prestigious Matrix Standard accreditation for student guidance. The Matrix Standard is a nationally recognised…
This National Apprenticeship week (10-16 February) a University of Sunderland apprentice continues to shine a light on the importance of apprenticeships for kickstarting a career.…
The deadline for submissions to the Comprehensive Spending Review falls in the week leading up to National Apprenticeship Week. With debt interest payments on government…
In this article, the second in a series exploring Unseen Observations in education, David Turner and Sarah Cattell explore their journey transitioning from traditional classroom observations…
As we celebrate National Apprenticeship Week, it’s important to remember the unique role of apprenticeships in enabling young people and businesses to realise each other’s…
Technical AI learning proves a core job skills focus for 2025 with a 1,100% increase in employee AI course enrolment Following the EU AI Act…
Coleg Menai students aiming for careers in aviation visited Babcock International at RAF Valley recently to see how their futures could look. Aeronautical Engineering learners…
AN INNOVATIVE new apprenticeship programme is building the skills and aspirations of construction workers. Wales’s first fully funded Construction Degree Apprenticeship was launched in September…
When Covid disrupted her A-levels, Lily Frewin faced a crossroads: follow the expected university route or take a leap into something completely different. Encouraged by…
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