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...
People 1st International and the AA have opened entries for the 2025 annual AA College Restaurant of the Year award, which recognises the hard work…
At the start of 2025 the UK is at a critical juncture, with recent government actions signalling a renewed focus on tackling the pressing skills…
An impressive panel of education, skills, and media leaders has been assembled to judge the 2025 Aspiration Awards – a national celebration of those doing…
Leeds Rhinos Foundation and SCL Education Group are proud to announce an exciting new partnership, aimed at providing high-quality education opportunities to young people in…
Folly, by Stella Baraklianou University Centre Leeds is about to showcase the work of a local artist thanks to a funding award from the Henry…
London South East Colleges has celebrated the official opening of its new Nido Volans centre in Lambeth. The centre offers specialist provision to 40 19-25-year-olds with…
Leeds City College is proud to announce its recent accreditation as a Silver Learning Partner by the National Examination Board in Occupational Safety and Health (NEBOSH). Following…
Liverpool Theatre School is joining forces with Middlesex University to deliver a dance degree, which will be taught by industry professionals in both Liverpool and London. The new…
Gavin explores how initial and diagnostic assessments are essential tools in further education, revealing learners’ capabilities and needs. His analysis shows how these systematic approaches…
A Milestone Anniversary This year marks 20 years since the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) was established and tasked with decommissioning the UK’s oldest nuclear sites.…
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