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...
Recently, I visited PET-Xi in Coventry, and I left with a feeling I know all too well: admiration, frustration and a deep sense of déjà...
Practitioners, leaders, researchers and advocates gathered in London to do something the sector urgently needed: not just name the problem, but co-design the route out...
There’s a gulf between where many NEET young people are and where employers need them to be so that they can thrive in a job. The UK must find ways to bridge that gulf -...
It’s all about the learner, and building a culture of lifelong learning.
New EPI analysis finds that larger MATs typically achieve higher attainment and progress for disadvantaged pupils, but also have higher rates of absence and suspension…
The National Theatre and TikTok today announce a new partnership to support skills for young people nationwide and spotlight careers in the creative industry. The…
FDM Group, a global business and tech consultancy has launched its Girls Into Tech programme ahead of National Apprenticeship Week, offering a series of workshops…
Inventive University of Chester (@uochester) students with a venture aiming to reduce footballing injuries and enhance performance have won a place in a regional competition…
Phoebe, like so many other apprentices did not find the option of University attractive. She was keen to learn in real working environments and earning…
Akeef Choudhury, Jeya James and Annabel Kaley, Solicitor Apprentices at Linklaters, discuss their experiences as part of the firm’s Solicitor Apprenticeship Programme – from the…
Jenny McKnight is the Director of Learning and Circle Academy at the UK’s largest private hospital operator. Responsible for curating, implementing and supporting over 8,000 members…
SDN supports hundreds of apprenticeship providers each year to launch, develop and improve their apprenticeship training. We work directly with employers too, to help them…
A unique initiative between Ards and North Down Borough Council and South Eastern Regional College (SERC), is set to equip sports students with valuable experience…
The University of Westminster is partnering with Explorance MLY to support its institutional need for enhanced qualitative analysis of student experience insights emerging in surveys.…
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