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...
Report praises ‘highly responsive’ curriculum that teaches ‘the most up-to-date skills for industry’ United Colleges Group (UCG) is delighted to announce that it has been…
Emma Goto, Senior Lecturer in Primary Education, has been working with the makers of Wonderblocks which has just arrived on the BBC’s CBeebies channel. The…
Work-based learning providers, apprentices and employers will join forces to celebrate Apprenticeship Week Wales 2025 with an Apprenticeships Fair at the Senedd in Cardiff on…
The Education Secretary, Bridget Phillipson, has also announced that Phil Smith CBE will chair Skills England, the new nationwide body for skills, with Sir David…
National Apprenticeship Week comes at an exciting point this year as there is growing recognition that skills development lies at the heart of the UK’s…
Olly Newton reviews the Edge Foundation’s webinar findings on degree apprenticeships, timed alongside National Apprenticeship Week. The research shows these programs effectively combine university education…
Up to 10,000 more apprentices will be able to qualify per year as the government cuts red tape to boost economic growth by giving employers…
Nicky Danino, Head of School of Computer Science at Leeds Trinity University and a pioneering voice in the field of technology, is using her position…
A University of Sunderland nursing apprentice born with a rare genetic bone condition is now on a mission to make a difference to others after…
Sector-specific employer forums will be held at Northampton College to help organisations discover how apprentices can benefit their businesses. Organised to support National Apprenticeship Week,…
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