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...
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...
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As Kofi Annan memorably reflected; ‘arguing against globalisation is like arguing against the laws of gravity’. Globalisation is the driving force of our times and…
College students have to find the golden mean between work, friends, family, and studies. Having so much to consider, they can easily underestimate the critical…
It was great to see the short article by Sam Sleight in yesterday’s FE News, “What is the Difference Between an Assessor and an End…
People from all backgrounds take further education (FE) courses. According to the Further Education Learning Technology Action Group, ‘an essential characteristic of learners in the…
What is the Difference Between an Assessor and an End Point Assessor (EPA)? Sam Sleight explains the changes that are happening to Apprenticeships and the…
Middlesex University’s resident Pepper robot made history on 16th October 2018 by becoming the first robot to give evidence to a Parliamentary Select Committee hearing.…
FE Course Expansion & Funding Opportunities Budget cuts are destructive. The outcome has been a reduction in opportunities for students and staff as well as…
Following the latest education funding statistics from the Institute of Fiscal Studies, it appears that further education and sixth-form funding has been fallen by 8…
From affected joints to aching bones, musculoskeletal disorders can have a profound impact on a person’s quality of life. Unfortunately, many of the adult population…
Marketing is a vital, but difficult, process for any sector. While it may be more heavily attributed to sales-based sectors, marketing has become increasingly important…
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