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...
Executive Training Solutions Limited, Newcastle Summary of grades awarded: Effectiveness of provision Good: Grade 2 Capacity to improve Good: Grade 2 Achievement and standards…
Young people not in education, employment or training (NEET) in Herefordshire and Worcestershire are the target of a new programme to help them find their…
Brighter Prospects Limited, Winchester Summary of grades awarded: Effectiveness of provision Satisfactory: Grade 3 Capacity to improve Satisfactory: Grade 3 Achievement and standards Satisfactory:…
Jobseekers need to have a varied mindset and develop flexible skills to make the best of a difficult jobs market, according to a CIPD survey.…
Leipzig, in Germany, has won its bid to host the 42nd WorldSkills Competition in 2013. France’s Paris was also striving to host the globally renowned…
A lucky 12 colleges were given Learning and Skills Council (LSC) approval on Friday for their new and improved building projects. LSC chief executive Geoff…
Hayley Yarnell has been appointed to head research and development for the Awarding Body for the Built Environment (ABBE) as it expands its provision and…
Acorn Training Services, Kent and Medway Summary of grades awarded: Effectiveness of provision Satisfactory: Grade 3 Capacity to improve Satisfactory: Grade 3 Achievement and…
More than 600,000 pupils in England, Wales and Northern Ireland excitedly opened their GCSE results yesterday in yet another record display of performance. GCSE results…
The short-list for the 2009 LSIS STAR Awards, which recognises the unsung heroes who work in the further education and skills sector, has been announced.…
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