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...
Something struck me recently at the Breaking Barriers / NEET Collective, held in central London on 2nd June 2026 - a FE News and Edge...
A Culture Day saw students at Havering Sixth Form embracing their differences and learning from each other about clothes, dance, music, language and food as…
Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammed Yunus, prominent political activist Bill Browder and Simon Stiell, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change feature as lecturers One…
THE Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, has outlined new ambitious plans to create two equal pathways for young people when they make their GCSE…
A once-in-a-lifetime chance to attend King Charles III’s Coronation became a reality for five New City College students, along with their tutor, who were VIP guests at…
Department for Education has released new data on mental health provision in schools and colleges. This release coincides with it being Mental Health Awareness Week.…
Music has powerful effects on the brain, enhancing focus, motivation, and memory retention. So, with students around the UK preparing for exams, many will be searching…
99% of IT leaders surveyed believe that an institution’s biggest opportunity is to make it easier and more affordable for students and families to pay…
Students with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) from Bracknell and Wokingham College raised £750 for a local charity. The students took part in a…
It is Learning at Work Week (15th to 21st May), an annual event to foster a culture of learning at work and Career Accelerator, a leading business…
Research by RateMyApprenticeship reveals searches for ‘revision’ are up 44% on the first day of the GCSE and A Level exam season, with students looking…
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