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...
Fife College has awarded special Russell Trust scholarships to 143 deserving students to help them progress in their studies. The scholarship awards, ranging from £50…
Local stakeholders were invited to view the progress of construction at Northern Regional College’s new Ballymena campus. The new state-of-the-art 16,900m2 campus will consolidate the…
Art students studying at North Warwickshire and South Leicestershire College (NWSLC) are celebrating their achievements after earning three first and two second places in the…
Ballygawley resident and South West College Higher Level Accounting Technician Apprentice, Joanne Harte, achieved an impressive second place on the island of Ireland on her…
In my FE News piece of 28 March, I examined the statement that GCSE, AS and A level grades are “reliable to one grade either…
Leeds Trinity University’s Faculty of Business, Computing and Digital Industries has held an inaugural End of Year Degree Show to celebrate the work of its…
On Wednesday 10 May, Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal joined student entrepreneurs at the Young Enterprise UK Start-Up Final, hosted by the University of…
Kaleb Cooper, the farming contractor who shot to fame overnight when he appeared on Prime Video’s Clarkson’s Farm, has joined forces with the Royal Agricultural…
Peterborough College, Stamford College and the partnership provisions that form Inspire Education Group (IEG), are delighted to confirm they have been rated ‘Good’ alongside the…
A large solar panel installation has been completed at a Manchester college, with the forward-thinking educational institution continuing its drive to become carbon neutral. The…
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