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...
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,...
A highways apprentice who gained a distinction during his time at Telford College has won another top award. Daniel Johnson was crowned apprentice of the…
A delegation of senior South African government officials has visited Teesside University to learn about how it is helping the Tees Valley transform into a…
Almost half of adults with no qualifications are out of work or economically inactive (48%) – a total of 1.2 million people – a new…
Students from North Warwickshire and South Leicestershire College (NWSLC) have been celebrating after they collected ten medals at the national WorldSkills UK finals putting the…
Some of the most impressive and inspiring learners, tutors, teachers, colleges and schools have been honoured with Pearson’s #BTECAwards2022. Twenty award winners won prizes in categories…
Celebrations are underway at Heart of Worcestershire College (HoW College), after successfully achieving the matrix quality Standard Heart of Worcestershire College (HoW College) is committed…
The UK government explores plans to restrict admissions from international students to top institutions in an attempt to cut immigration. However, according to research from…
A college which has created a new department dedicated to helping its students secure future employment and education after completing their course programme has been…
Cash-strapped school support staff are using their own money to help pupils and their families cope with the cost-of-living crisis, says UNISON today (Friday). A UK-wide union survey of more…
Social mobility charity and global fintech firm collaborate to boost accessibility of financial services careers Financial services technology provider Bravura welcomed students from social mobility…
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