It’s been a couple of weeks since the Milburn report was published, and I like everyone have been digesting the report and the analysis. Like a well-trained student,...
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...
A study analysing the use of a new teaching approach for post-16 students re-sitting their maths GCSEs has found a measured improvement in their exam…
England and Tottenham footballer, Eric Dier, and learning company, Pearson, have teamed up to help the next generation avoid the same language regrets as today’s…
More Student Teachers to Take Enterprise Mindset into Scottish Schools This academic year, Young Enterprise (YE) Scotland has introduced more than 800 student teachers to…
New City College student Mohammad Golkar is determined to make a success of his life in London after fleeing Iran as a refugee. At the…
A young group of Horticulture and Landscaping students from Merrist Wood College have been rather busy over the past couple of months designing and planning their entry…
Telford College has been shortlisted in two categories of this year’s Shropshire Chamber Business Awards. The college is a finalist in the ‘Trailblazer’ category for…
Students from Heart of Worcestershire College have been taking a fresh look at one of Redditch’s greatest treasures, the Paolozzi Mosaics in Kingfisher Shopping Centre,…
The Minister for Education and Welsh Language has announced a new bursary and grant to increase the number of teachers who can speak Welsh. A…
Stephen Lawrence grew up in South East London and wanted to become an architect. When he was only eighteen years old, he was murdered in…
New cross curricular activities and resources in partnership with Glasgow Science Centre highlights key aspect technology played in construction and preservation of Scotland’s historical sites …
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