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...
In a hugely significant milestone for the education sector, NQual is proud to celebrate the first apprentice in the country to fully complete the Specialist…
Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson has written to Ofqual Chief Regulator Sir Ian Bauckham today, setting out policy steers for the new suite of post-16 vocational and technical…
A new study offers the first-ever set of practical rules for empathic leadership in healthcare to address chronic deficits linked to preventable patient deaths in…
Students from Burton and South Derbyshire College (BSDC) are playing a key role in Derbyshire Makes Swadlincote, showcasing creativity, heritage and sustainable making through hands-on…
Northampton College has received a prestigious national award for its successful efforts to tackle the UK construction industry’s shortage of carpenters with heritage skills. The…
A Wrexham bakery apprentice was crowned Rising Star at the Wales Food and Drink Awards, as three Coleg Cambria learners were recognised among the best…
Universities have a pivotal role to play in tackling climate change, but fragmented collaboration and disciplinary boundaries are slowing progress, according to a new Debate…
Northamptonshire-based Moulton College has announced the appointment of Liz Male MBE as its new Chair of Governors. Liz brings decades of strategic and hands-on experience…
The Association of University Chief Security Officers (AUCSO), the leading organisation for security professionals working in Higher and Further Education worldwide, has announced the winners…
90% of digitally excluded survey respondents state that educational platforms are not accessible due to affordability, poor connectivity and an inclusivity gap in catering for individuals…
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