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.
United Colleges Group (UCG) were delighted to welcome gymnastics star Marfa Ekimova back to City of Westminster College (CWC) recently for a special visit. On…
A comprehensive new survey has raised concerns about the experiences of Jewish students on university campuses across the United Kingdom. The Global Student Living Index,…
DFE Announce Parent First Approach at the Core of New Guidance on Gender Questioning Children Today the Department for Education has published comprehensive guidance for…
New research, published today by the Sutton Trust, reveals a majority of students are now spending less than the minimum needed on food while at…
Wales’ most promising young inventors have received accolades for their innovative ideas at the 23rd annual Innovation Awards, hosted by WJEC. Held in the heart…
An event including speakers from the police and various charities was held at New City College campuses to mark the International Day for the Elimination of…
A South Eastern Regional College (SERC) Apprentice has beaten off competition to lift the Nittan Shield Fire Engineering Apprentice of the Year title for 2023…
The Office for Students (OfS) has today published proposals on how students, staff and visiting speakers will be able to complain to the OfS about…
New Animal Care qualifications are being introduced at Communication Specialist College Doncaster starting in 2024. The courses will see students at the specialist Further Education…
TWENTY-SIX Enrichment students travelled more than 4,000 miles to Kenya recently to build on Brockenhurst College’s humanitarian legacy at three projects for orphaned street children,…
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