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, apprentices and young people will soon be able to study and work across Europe, as the UK and EU sign the legal text in Brussels…
The Department for Education has today published funding guidance for the Experts at Hand and Local Authority SEND Transformation Fund, confirming £429 million in allocations…
The City of Liverpool College has been awarded a leading national role in clean energy skills development, the Department for Education confirmed today as it…
Three talented Hull College students are celebrating after being named as finalists in a prestigious award scheme celebrating the work of educational institutions in the…
Capital City College has been named a Technical Excellence College (TEC) for Digital and Technologies, recognising its leading role in delivering high-quality, industry-focused training. To mark the…
Aspire 2Be has announced the launch of a new Level 4 Digital Product Management Apprenticeship, offering a fully funded learning opportunity for eligible work‑based learners…
The UK’s labour market currently faces a growing contradiction. At the same time as businesses report persistent skills shortages, nearly a million young people aged…
City of Wolverhampton College is to benefit from a share of £175 million government funding after being announced as a Technical Excellence College (TEC) for advanced manufacturing. …
Our Level 3 BTEC National Health & Social Care learners took part in an immersive clinical lab work experience day at St George’s Hospital. Delivered…
The Education Training Collective (Etc.) is among those named a Clean Energy Technical Excellence College by the Department for Education today. One of just five…
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