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 group of three Computing students from Burton and South Derbyshire College have used their digital and technical skills to create a website for Sunshine…
Photography and design students embarked on a two-week trip to Lisbon, Portugal, aimed at shaping their future careers. This educational excursion was organised as part…
Using your family’s network connections won’t necessarily improve your chances of finding a job compared to more formal methods, new research at the University of…
A group of 12 music students from South Eastern Regional College (SERC) took part in a three-week work and study experience to Nashville, Tennessee last…
Youth Employment UK has today launched a Commission to explore the short, medium and long term friction points in the government’s Level 2 and Level…
Talented New City College student Sabina Chaloupkova-Kuku has achieved every dancer’s dream by gaining a place at the world-renowned Rambert School of Ballet and Contemporary…
Engines were roaring at Heart of Worcestershire College (HoW College) earlier this month as the College hosted the first-ever Technicians Trophy, competing against South and…
Wales’ universities play a vital role in tackling poverty in communities across the country. This is the message of an event being held in the…
ESCP Business School, FT-ranked 1st globally for its Masters in Finance, is proud to launch four new online courses on Sustainable Leadership and Human Rights.…
Six certificates have been issued to Eastleigh College (@Eastleigh_Col) staff by Pearson (@Pearson), in recognition of their exceptional efforts and achievements throughout the year. Wednesday…
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