It’s been a couple of weeks since the Milburn report was published, and I like everyone have been digesting the report and the analysis. Like a well-trained student,...
Britain’s NEET crisis is no longer a warning sign; it is a structural failure. The latest Office for National Statistics (ONS) figures (Jan-March 2026) estimate...
Across further and higher education, widening participation has become one of the defining policy priorities of the past two decades. Institutions have rightly focused on...
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...
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By the *Black Further Education Leadership Group (BFELG): #AntiRacismInAction: Leadership and the Leader’s Voice with Larissa Kennedy, National President, NUS UK; Nazir Afzal OBE Chair,…
Almost a decade on from England’s increase in tuition fees, and in the midst of a Covid-19 pandemic that has fundamentally changed the university experience,…
This week Josh Spears (@Worldsmith1680) is back in the booth with Hollie talking all things FE English CPD and meeting the needs of FE English…
@EDSKthinktank’s #insideyoured podcast #3 The government does not often find itself in a war of words with the likes of Oxford University and Cambridge University,…
Steve Lawrence is the 3rd guest for FE PODCAST- Further Education Sector Insights Steve is the MD of EEVT Ltd, a consultancy and strategic growth…
One of the underlying questions in Ufi’s work on the VocTech Challenge work over 2021 has been “how can digital technology help ensure equity of…
In this week’s Future of Assessment series, Gavin O’Meara is joined by NCFE’s Barbara Archer (T Levels Partnership Manager) in discussion with Janet King (NCFE…
By the *Black Further Education Leadership Group (BFELG): #AntiRacismInAction: Scotland with Dr Nighet Riaz, EDI Policy Officer, University of Glasgow, Jim Metcalfe, Chief Executive, College…
Welcome to episode two of the Neurodiverse Life podcast from @Cognassist: Listen in now In our second episode, Helen Wilson is joined by Theo Smith, author, neurodiversity advocate and podcaster, to talk about his…
By the BFELG: #AntiRacismInAction: Liverpool City Region with Steve Rotheram, Metro Mayor, Liverpool City Region, Elaine Bowker, Principal and Group CEO, the City of Liverpool…
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