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...
Having the best tools for the job can help our students achieve better results and a higher level of quality in their work. @BordersCollege recently…
South West College, Omagh Campus, hosted the inaugural “Fit for Success: A Sport and Education Conference” on Wednesday, 5th April. The event aimed to demonstrate…
The University of Kent and Produced in Kent are together launching a gleaning project that will see students work with farms to tackle food waste…
Mims Davies, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Social Mobility, Youth and Progression, has given her support to ‘Schools Alumni Week’, a new campaign developed…
I am pleased to announce Simon Pirotte OBE as my preferred candidate for the role of Chief Executive Officer for the Commission for Tertiary Education…
The largest annual student sporting event in Europe, The Association of Colleges Sport National Championships took place at Nottingham University last weekend (14-16 April) and…
Never in its 53-year-history has Earth Day and sustainability initiatives been more in the spotlight. The appetite for businesses to make the world a better…
The Scottish Council of Independent Schools (SCIS) has shared its annual CENSUS results, reporting on the figures of 71 member schools across Scotland. Key among…
UK Charity Heads Unite for Change at the 6th International Pride in Education Conference Tackling the rising global prejudice against LGBTIQA+ inclusive education Amidst the…
Borders College and Dumfries and Galloway College are leading the way in developing digital skillsets across the South of Scotland. In partnership with DYW Borders,…
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