For decades, young people have been encouraged to see vocational routes as alternatives to success rather than central to it. Yet at this very moment,...
The 2026-2027 WISE Prize for Education invites education innovators to turn boldideas into real‑world impact. As someone deeply engaged in improving learning outcomes and advancing...
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...
Millions of young people across the country are set to benefit from a significant £2.5 billion boost so they can learn in high quality buildings…
Solar panels, an air source heat pump and LED lighting are amongst the new equipment due to be installed at the Nuneaton Campus of North…
Prestigious independent day and boarding school, St Mary’s, has been ranked as one of the top boarding schools in the world for 2023, in a…
LiteracyPlanet, a leading online literacy education platform, has announced its partnership with the World Literacy Foundation to join its Taskforce to help eradicate illiteracy in…
Students from Gower College Swansea recently enjoyed a lively discussion with members of the House of Commons Welsh Affairs Committee. The Gorseinon Campus hosted the roundtable…
Following the announcement last year, that Sue Higginson OBE is due to retire from her post as Principal and CEO of Wirral Met College in…
Fifty young people from under-represented communities across Greater Manchester are this week embarking on a new six-month programme run by University Academy 92 (UA92) which…
Level 3 Protective Services students at Burton and South Derbyshire College (BSDC) were recently given the opportunity to find out more about the government and…
With little knowledge of what they want out of a career or how to land a job, 500k graduates are about to attempt to enter…
Young people with an Education, Health and Care plans are being offered a life-changing opportunity to gain Supported Internship placements working at Nuneaton’s George Eliot…
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