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...
Students at the Lancashire and Cumbria Institute of Technology’s (IoT) Preston College site are being prepared for the realities of the workplace from the moment…
Report calls for Hydrogen Skills Academy to be established with industry support Industry leaders in the clean energy economy have today launched a plan to…
Students on a range of art and design courses at Gower College Swansea had a fantastic opportunity to meet with employers and artists during the…
The fantastic achievements, “resolve and resilience” of students from North Warwickshire and South Leicestershire College (NWSLC) have been celebrated at a magnificent annual awards and…
Rachael Hamilton, MSP, recently visited Borders College to engage with staff and students and talk about the challenges facing further education in Scotland. The visit…
The vital role that apprenticeships play in developing a world class workforce to deliver future economic growth for Wales will be the focus of a…
Staff and students welcomed Anneliese Dodds MP to City of Oxford College and University Centre’s city-centre campus on Friday 31 January for the official opening…
Stoke on Trent College, Sandwell College and Wirral Met College are trailblazers for a cross-regional peer-to-peer review of the quality of careers education, using the…
Despite significant barriers like funding limitations and infrastructure gaps, Africa’s young population (median age 19) drives innovation and entrepreneurship across the continent. Purpose-driven ventures and…
The importance of increasing physical activity levels among the population cannot be overstated. We know that regular physical activity is crucial for maintaining good physical…
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