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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Stress is one of those words that gets thrown around a lot. It is common for employees to experience some form of work-related stress at…
The way we communicate has changed drastically over the last ten years. Gone are the days of looking for 10p for the phone box… Now,…
The English don’t know how to complain and it’s bad for business. Americans are much better at it. Something goes wrong, they say so and get…
The future of the United Kingdom’s place in the European Union (EU) remains uncertain after the deadline for reaching a deal for the departure was…
How to develop public speaking confidence in the classroom. “There is no single set formula to giving a great talk.” Chris Anderson, Head of TED.…
This April saw the launch of the first ever Times Higher Education (THE) University Impact Rankings – the only global performance table that assesses the…
A plethora of Apprenticeship information – but is the way ahead any clearer? This past few weeks there has been a raft of Apprenticeship publications.…
Last week, SDN delivered its first Apprenticeship Breakthrough Conference to a sold-out audience in Birmingham. The conference purposely steered away from analysing the pros and…
One of the most common areas of discussion I am having with senior management in the Further Education sector right now is that of “demonstrating…
The 2018 Functional skills reforms have brought about a number of changes to the curriculum. One which has caused some debate is the introduction of…
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