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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In recent years degree apprenticeships have emerged as a promising avenue for higher education institutions and businesses, to collaborate and provide the perfect blend of…
The Office for Students (OfS) has today confirmed a second wave of investment of £14 million to increase the number of Level 6 degree apprenticeships…
NatWest (@NatWestGroup) has announced a strategic partnership with the JS Group, that aims to drive social mobility and inclusion in higher education for students, while…
In the ever-evolving landscape of higher education, the integration of degree assessment and end-point assessment (EPA) for apprenticeships is a growing requirement that universities need…
A primary school teacher has demonstrated her commitment to her studies by having her first child alongside achieving a Master’s degree – all while thousands…
Evidence session Impact of industrial action on university students Tuesday 19 March, 10:00, Committee Room 15, Palace of Westminster Watch live on ParliamentTV The Education…
Experts from AdvanceHE, QAA and Jisc will join university and student leaders at the Student Voices in Higher Education Conference on 16th-17th April at BMA…
In an era marked by global crises including climate change, a recent pandemic, inflation, recessionary fears, and housing crises, millennials and Gen Z find themselves…
Today, four Access to HE students were awarded prizes for their outstanding dedication to study at an awards event in the House of Commons. The…
A new automated system for verifying degrees could save institutions hundreds of hours of staff time per year, eliminate degree fraud and make the graduate…
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