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 -...
Alan Milburn’s Young People and Work interim report should land as a national alarm bell. Nearly one million young people are now not in education,...
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pi-top are delighted to announce the appointment of Duncan Kemp as its new Government and Special Projects Lead. Duncan brings to pi-top a wealth of…
Business leader Carole Carson joins Progress to Excellence Ltd board BUSINESS leader Carole Carson has joined the board of Progress to Excellence Ltd as the…
The CITB (Construction Industry Training Board) is encouraging influential individuals to apply to become Trustees of its Board. The Department for Education is seeking to…
Lewisham and Southwark Colleges have new Principals at the helm following a double appointment. As part of the NCG group of colleges, the former Lewisham…
Learning and Work Institute today announced the appointment of new senior staff as it strengthens its team focused on boosting policy and practice in learning,…
Gateshead College has strengthened its senior management team with the appointment of two assistant principals. Deni Chambers will lead a number of curriculum areas including…
City College Plymouth is pleased to announce that Penny Wycherley has been appointed as Interim Principal and CEO. Former Principal of Waltham Forest College, Penny…
The recruitment process to find a suitable replacement will begin shortly. Barnsley College chief executive and principal Christopher Webb is set to leave his post…
ThinkForward is delighted to announce the appointment of a new chief executive. Ashley McCaul joins the charity following a rigorous selection process and started in…
One of Wales’ largest further education colleges, Coleg y Cymoedd, has appointed Karen Phillips as its next Principal and Chief Executive. Ms Phillips, who has…
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