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...
Further Education will be central to Britain’s success as the economy picks up, Skills Minister Kevin Brennan told delegates today at a landmark joint conference…
The number of young people out of work fell over the three-month period between September and November, according to the latest figures from the Office…
The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) has introduced a new right for employees that from April 6 will allow them to request time…
Britons are being encouraged to have their say on education as the nation readies itself for the most important election for the sector in decades.…
The publication of the new Specification of Apprenticeship Standards for England (SASE) by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills has been lauded by The…
The Co-operative Academy of Manchester has secured £100,000 for a wide-ranging project seeking to reduce the number of post-16 school leavers not in education, employment…
Adults are being encouraged to sign up to learning to improve their health, confidence and economic prospects with a campaign this month run by the…
Retail is being increasingly favoured by careers advisors because of the sector’s growing commitment to on the job training and career development. Research by Skillsmart…
The largest technology education event in the world kicks off in London next week, running from 13-16 January. BETT brings together more than 600 educational…
Martin Dunford, who chairs the Association of Learning Providers (ALP), has been awarded an OBE as the Queen’s New Year Honours List featured an unprecedented…
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