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...
It’s all about the learner, and building a culture of lifelong learning.
On 14 December, Ofqual published their annual statistical bulletin ‘Reviews of Marking and Moderation’ for the summer 2023 exams in England. Lots of numbers. And…
Those who sat their GCSE exams in November 2023 are set to receive their results today, 11th January 2024. Below, the sector responds to this…
Kirklees College is excited to announce a new partnership with Coffee Brothers. Coffee Brothers are a local, family-run business and are the new coffee suppliers…
The Urban Land Institute (ULI) and Hines, the global real estate investor, developer, and property manager, have launched the fifth annual ULI Hines Student Competition…
Higher interest rates increase the expected government cost of financing the student loan system in England by more than £10 billion per year, new analysis…
“To those considering an apprenticeship, I would tell them to embrace the opportunity.” Caspar joined British Airways’ apprenticeship scheme to help give customers a journey…
Disadvantaged young people make up the majority of international study placements, as new research on year one of the Turing Scheme is published today (3…
After the publication of the Scottish Budget, NUS Scotland warns of dire consequences of cash-terms cuts to further and higher education Following the publication of…
Hospitality and Culinary students at South Eastern Regional College’s (SERC) Downpatrick Campus helped spread some festive cheer in Downpatrick this week when they planned, prepared…
Labour’s Shadow Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson [TODAY] challenged the Conservatives to slash the number of children stuck on mental health waiting lists through access to…
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