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...
The Learning and Skills Council (LSC) recently announced the lucky 13 colleges that would receive funding under the college capital funding project. In a statement,…
The Alliance of Sector Skills Councils in Scotland yesterday launched a three-year action plan to improve the skills and qualifications of the country’s workforce. Launched…
Worcester College of Technology, Worcester Summary of grades awarded: Effectiveness of provision Satisfactory: Grade 3 Capacity to improve Satisfactory: Grade 3 Achievement and standards…
The Scottish Funding Council has earmarked £7.7m to help colleges keep up with soaring demand as a result of the recession. Colleges that serve areas…
The House of Lords is currently debating the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Bill. The Bill’s key areas include a right for employees to request…
Concerns are mounting over the £7bn transfer of 16-19 education as it has emerged local authorities will not receive the full extent of Learning and…
East Berkshire College, Berkshire Summary of grades awarded: Effectiveness of provision Good: Grade 2 Capacity to improve Good: Grade 2 Achievement and standards Good:…
Colleges and other public sector education institutions in England are being offered interest-free loans for energy saving initiatives to save costs. The Government announced £51.5…
The London Development Agency (LDA) is offering businesses of all sizes free training in the run up to the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Businesses…
Simon Bartley, chief executive of UK Skills, announced today at a House of Lords packed with dignitaries the young people that will make up Team…
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