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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LEADING Further Education (FE) consultancy FEA have appointed Darran Marks to the role of Curriculum Consultant, supporting departments to deliver success. FEA support senior…
The Federation of Awarding Bodies (FAB) is delighted to announce the appointment of Paul Eeles and Terry Fennell as Chair and Vice Chair, respectively, of…
LEADING Further Education (FE) consultancy FEA have appointed Edd Brown to the new role of Operations Director for Quality Improvement. FEA support senior FE leadership…
Peter Lauener has been announced today as the Shadow Chief Executive for the Institute for Apprenticeships. The Institute for Apprenticeships is a new independent body…
The Department for Education has today (26 September 2016) announced that Peter Lauener is being appointed, with immediate effect, as the Shadow Chief Executive for…
The Babington Group has announced the recent appointment of a new Commercial Director, David Gallagher. David will be leading on growth across the business and continuing the…
Macclesfield College has appointed a new Higher Education delivery manager to support the expansion of its HE provision. Dr Raja Toqeer has over 20 years…
Group Chief Executive of the City & Guilds Group, Chris Jones, has been announced as the new Chair of the corporation at Activate Learning. Chris,…
Macclesfield College has appointed a new Chair of Governors to its board. Mark Sharples, from Macclesfield, takes the position following a successful two years on…
Crystal Akass and Jo Rodrigues are appointed Civil Service Learning (CSL) directors to lead learning and development in the Civil Service. Crystal Akass joins as…
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