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...
The Sheffield College has been given the green light to offer flexible higher education qualifications next year as part of wider government funding changes. The…
The Saracens Women Rugby Academy based at Oaklands College is celebrating an exceptional achievement after five of its players represented England at the 2026 U18…
Dean Blewitt, Senior Innovation and Investments Manager at the awarding organisations NCFE, explains why assessment must continue to keep pace with sector reforms if learners are to achieve the outcomes…
A first year evaluation of the Further Education Targeted Retention Incentive (FE TRI) has found that 21% of teachers receiving the payment said they would…
Fifth annual charity tournament raises £12.8k, taking five-year total past £40,000 Middlesbrough College has once again hit the back of the net, raising a record-breaking £12,850…
A group of 12 Protective Services students from Burton and South Derbyshire College (BSDC) recently embarked on an exciting overseas rock-climbing expedition, challenging themselves both…
Exeter College’s Football Academy secured a historic double success as both the Men’s and Women’s sides were crowned National Champions at the 2026 Association of…
Students at Northampton College have worked together to design and produce a range of bags, supporting young girls across the county facing ‘period poverty’. The bags,…
Ahead of crucial Holyrood vote, campaigning trade body expresses “deep disappointment” that protection of title has not been given higher priority With a week left…
Never has there been a more relevant time to talk about transition for young people and adults with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). As…
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