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,...
UK government and organisations are constantly discussing ongoing skills shortages and apprenticeships and employability, yet one of the biggest untapped resources that often gets overlooked...
The Level 4 AI and Automation Practitioner apprenticeship launched by Skills England has arrived at a difficult moment for the FE sector. The management apprenticeship...
The term NEET has long been used as shorthand for young people who are Not in Education, Employment or Training. It is often framed as...
New apprenticeship reforms could play an important role in improving diversity across the UK workforce, particularly as policymakers seek to widen access to skilled careers and address persistent barriers...
“ The standards of adult learning education will be monitored under a new inspection model. The Right Touch, a new scheme developed by the Adult…
“Investment in employee skills will be the theme of a half-day workshop provided by Asset Skills to be held early next month. A Sector Skills…
“ Apparently, writes Vijay Pattni for FE News, some form of sporting tournament is tying up valuable resources on terrestrial television. Licence fees are not…
“ “Give Employers lots of Taxpayers” Money” is the answer to the long awaited question put to Lord Leitch all those years ago. Low marks…
“Adults under the age of 25 who have missed out on education and training opportunities will be able to get free tuition to obtain a…
“Skillsmart Retail joins forces with the Association of Learning Providers to support the retail industry Skillsmart Retail, the Sector Skills Council (SSC) for Retail has…
“ Bedford College is continuing to create the Steven Spielbergs of the future with a new winner in the UK Skills Challenge Video Production awards.…
“The launch of a new lifelong learning skills strategy has coincided with the announcement of a merger between two of Scotlands careers and training bodies.The…
“Spending on higher education and skills received a £2 billion boost under plans announced by the chancellor yesterday. In his pre-budget report, Alistair Darling announced…
“ One of Tony Blair’s last jobs as Prime Minister will be to welcome Sheffield College catering legend Mick Burke to Number 10 Downing Street.…
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