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...
Celebrations are underway at Heart of Worcestershire College after recently receiving the end point assessment (EPA) results for the first six Commis Chefs who are going…
Students in Sweden are positive towards AI tools such as ChatGPT in education, but 62 percent believe that using chatbots during exams is cheating. However,…
Universities UK (UUK) has published an update on its initial work to explore whether an alternative scheme design such as Conditional Indexation could work for…
Gillian Keegan MP, the Secretary of State for Education, met with students and senior leadership from Queen Mary to discuss the importance of educational and…
Swing, an education-focused staffing marketplace that matches schools with qualified substitute teachers, passed one million in-person substitute teaching hours for the 2022-23 school year. Swing…
EKC Group has been graded ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted following its latest inspection, with the education watchdog giving the Group top marks in every single category.…
Gateshead College has been praised by Ofsted inspectors for the role it plays in addressing skills needs in the region. An inspection undertaken by Ofsted…
A former business student from North Warwickshire and South Leicestershire College (NWSLC) has achieved her dream of becoming an airline pilot and has completed her…
As an employer, it is your responsibility to ensure the health and safety of your employees. One of the most effective ways to achieve this…
Kerry Elkins, FEPAA, Executive Officer at North Warwickshire and South Leicestershire College (NWSLC) has been shortlisted as part of the first East Midlands PA Awards.…
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