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...
Former @BordersCollege student Amy Simpson is a great example of how progression from college to university can promote positive steps on the career ladder. Amy…
Dancing on Ice and EastEnders’ actor Patsy Palmer dropped in for a cuppa at New City College’s Cherry Tree Café after making it through the…
A new national pilot programme will bring together 1,000 teachers and 200 businesses across England to boost collaboration and improve young people’s career opportunities. The…
Here East, the leading innovation and tech campus based in the Olympic Park, today announces that Teesside University is to launch its new London base…
Secondary schools can sign-up to take part in a new trial, launched by the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) today, that will find out if undergraduate…
With the new school term well underway, new research released today shows widespread concern among parents around their children’s attention in school. The data, released…
Pupils of St Cenydd School were recently visited by Andrew Bailey, Governor of the Bank of England. The visit provided a fantastic opportunity for students…
Barnsley College has been selected to open the first ‘Extreme Academy’ in the UK in partnership with Extreme Networks – a leader in cloud networking…
The launch of a Digital Skills and Innovation Centre and training restaurant for North Warwickshire and South Leicestershire College in Nuneaton town centre has taken…
Edinburgh College has delivered a suite of professional training to enhance the services provided to young cancer patients and their families by Scottish-based charity, It’s…
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