For decades, young people have been encouraged to see vocational routes as alternatives to success rather than central to it. Yet at this very moment,...
The 2026-2027 WISE Prize for Education invites education innovators to turn boldideas into real‑world impact. As someone deeply engaged in improving learning outcomes and advancing...
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...
Chancellor Rachel Reeves will today vow to go “further and faster” to kick start the economy, as she unveils new plans to deliver the Oxford-Cambridge…
Bryony Brain, an apprentice at DK Learning, of renowned publisher DK (Dorling Kindersley), has been awarded the prestigious AIM Qualifications and Assessment Group’s (AIM) 2024…
School pupils across Bradford have the chance to build a battery-powered kit car and race in an epic grand finale following the launch of the…
A new book edited by a University of Winchester academic and featuring contributions by a number of his colleagues explores practical ways to help staff…
Celt Thomas and Sion ap Pedr were the “standout candidates” for employment with local family business Major Owen after completing their studies at Coleg Meirion-Dwyfor.…
New skills training in early years to deliver on Plan for Change New and existing early years educators will soon be able to benefit from…
United Colleges Group (UCG) recently celebrated its annual EmpowerMENt Week, an initiative designed to raise awareness around mental health. Men’s mental health is an important…
Telford College has been awarded an overall rating of ‘Good’ following its latest Ofsted inspection. Every aspect of the college’s provision was graded as good,…
Out today a groundbreaking report from the Edge Foundation, in partnership with the Universities of Bath, Oxford, and Huddersfield, highlights the transformative potential of Degree…
This week marks National Productivity Week, an initiative launched by The Productivity Institute to raise awareness of the importance of productivity to the economy. A…
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