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.
Schools are reeling in the face of rising child poverty with a large majority of staff (79%) reporting that they and their colleagues are increasingly…
Glasgow Clyde College (GCC) has launched the first degree-level certificate in hair colour and styling in partnership with world-renowned hair care company, Wella Professionals. The…
Supported Intern, Jaydon Annoh has now progressed to become an apprentice chef at Delta Hotels by Marriott. Jaydon’s Impressive achievement comes after his nine-month internship…
24 talented school children from around the globe have attended a science-based summer school at one of the world’s top universities. Saving the world, future…
85 per cent of young people between 16 and 18 feel they have to move for better job opportunities, despite having desirable tech skills, according…
HEPI’s latest report on how institutions are responding to the cost-of-living crisis showcases sobering statistics: more than a quarter of universities (27%) have a food bank, including…
Rising university tuition fees and living costs have made more school leavers consider apprenticeships. In 2023, a remarkable 430,000 students expressed their interest in apprenticeship…
The University of Chester, which has campuses across Chester, Warrington and Shrewsbury, has risen 21 places in the national Guardian University Guide 2024. The institution…
QinetiQ and the University of Lincoln have announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) which will see the establishment of a partnership to…
Students starting university in England this year will be potentially paying back double what recent graduates are predicted to pay under the previous student finance…
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