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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Media students recently welcomed a representative from the visual effects company, Industrial Light & Magic, to Reading College and University Centre. Since 1975, Industrial Light…
The best in undergraduate research was showcased in an event at the University of Chester(@uochester). The Showcase of Undergraduate Research Exchange (SURE) was an opportunity…
An outstanding student at the University of Chester has received a national award for her contributions to the student community. Opeyemi Da-Silva has received the…
The Importance of Apprenticeships in the Election Campaign An understated but, nevertheless, serious wedge issue, both the Labour and Conservative parties have bolted early in…
The University of Chester(@uochester) and Cheshire Oaks Designer Outlet have joined together to showcase a selection of final year collections by Fashion Design students and…
Coleg Llandrillo lecturer Sara Brown helped raise more than £850 for WaterAid with a fund-raising choral concert. Sara is musical director of Bangor Community Choir…
Dumfries and Galloway College (@DandGCollege) is delighted to announce the launch of its new Net Zero Skills Centre. The college has been awarded funding by…
From historic buildings, castles and medieval church windows to archaeological finds, a free event will explore how to understand and preserve the past and prevent…
University of Chester(@uochester) Law students have won a prestigious national award at the House of Lords in recognition of their volunteer work with women experiencing…
Dr Mandy Crawford-Lee discusses the importance of a comprehensive skills policy that supports both university education and apprenticeship programs. She argues that cutting university funding…
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