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...
Something struck me recently at the Breaking Barriers / NEET Collective, held in central London on 2nd June 2026 - a FE News and Edge...
Recently, I visited PET-Xi in Coventry, and I left with a feeling I know all too well: admiration, frustration and a deep sense of déjà...
Practitioners, leaders, researchers and advocates gathered in London to do something the sector urgently needed: not just name the problem, but co-design the route out...
There’s a gulf between where many NEET young people are and where employers need them to be so that they can thrive in a job. The UK must find ways to bridge that gulf -...
Alan Milburn’s Young People and Work interim report should land as a national alarm bell. Nearly one million young people are now not in education,...
The Scottish fintechs are offering fee-free group collecting for 90+ Town & City Gift Card programs across the UK. The gift cards power local economies…
WEB accessibility specialist Recite Me has launched a new feature within its Assistive Toolbar inspired by a collaborative product development project with students from The…
Burton and South Derbyshire College (BSDC) recently hosted its annual FE Big Lunch on Tuesday 9 June, welcoming local charities, community groups and partner organisations…
Leading awarding organisation Active IQ has announced it will fully integrate with education charity and vocational learning specialist NCFE by the end of 2026, marking a major milestone for skills…
Launched last year, and backed by £1 billion over this parliament, the Connect to Work Programme is breaking down barriers to opportunity by helping sick…
The ‘Missing Million’ was the focus of the opening episode for our new mini series in partnership with NCFE. Learning for a Changing World is…
Students and apprentices from across the UK visited Northamptonshire-based Moulton College last month to compete in one of the construction industry’s most prestigious skills events.…
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…
Something struck me recently at the Breaking Barriers / NEET Collective, held in central London on 2nd June 2026 – a FE News and Edge…
SP Training is celebrating exceptional national success following the release of the latest 2024/25 Qualification Achievement Rate (QAR) data published by the Department for Education.…
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