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...
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 -...
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GRIT in the #FE Sector – #COVID19UK During this very difficult time for all educators and our community facing the threat of Coronavirus, I felt…
300% increase in higher education and further education institutions looking to move to learning online in one week alone For most people, the events of…
Vocational Pedagogy #2 This second article focuses on technical and vocational education and training courses, and it is structured according to the conceptual framework (Loo,…
I recently had the great privilege of hosting a meeting at the House of Commons with employers, government representatives, MPs and the third sector. Our…
6 plans the UK education system should put in place in the event of a #Coronavirus shutdown #COVID-19UK In February, The University of Law (ULaw)…
The benefit of an #apprenticeship in the words of an #engineer My arrival into JDR Cable’s apprenticeship scheme was a little unorthodox; I was part…
Many innovations that are considered indispensable in our lives today have had their inception in university research labs. Marie Curie discovered radioactivity during her time…
This Week in FE: #Budget2020 and #Coronavirus This week’s budget teased at some changes for the industry, including a promised review of the Apprenticeship Levy,…
Why are companies still missing out on the opportunity to tap into Apprenticeship Levy transfers? By 2020, most businesses will be familiar with the Apprenticeship…
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