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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Since 2014, there has been a significant increase in the number of schools forming or joining multi-academy trusts (MATs), with over 700 now operating in England. While…
Every time I speak to a college leader, I am struck by just how passionate they are about delivering great careers support for their students.…
If you’re a training provider, or involved in any sort of learning delivery, then you know how important it is to get Equality, Diversity &…
Learners in Wales may face a reduced choice of regulated qualifications if a recent proposal by the Welsh Government is implemented. The proposal set out…
In 2019, Ofsted’s new framework will be published and a number of key Government consultations will also be completed. Below, safeguarding and duty of care…
In early September 1929 stock prices in the USA started to decline leading to the market crash of the 29th October that same year, an…
A common view shared by providers of finance, even after Incorporation in 1992, has been that colleges are ultimately government-backed. This has always served to…
Record numbers of teenagers are entering into higher education each year, with reports suggesting that almost 50% of high school leavers started a degree in…
Teachers use virtual learning environments to author and distribute content to their students to facilitate independent study, blended or distributive learning. The limitations of most…
FE colleges play a critical role in helping people transition from education into working life. With budget cuts and unprecedented amounts of social and economic…
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