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 -...
Alan Milburn’s Young People and Work interim report should land as a national alarm bell. Nearly one million young people are now not in education,...
It’s all about the learner, and building a culture of lifelong learning.
Sion Jones has gained an apprenticeship with Rehau after completing his BTEC Level 3 Enhanced Engineering diploma at Coleg Meirion-Dwyfor. Sion, 18, has been recruited…
To meet public sector needs, the UK has announced substantial increases in visa and IHS fees. While the changes is potentially beneficial for public sector…
Young and adult learners arrived in their numbers today to be recognised and celebrated by college staff for their GCSE achievement. Today, Thursday 24 August, marks for…
UNIVERSITY Campus Oldham (UCO) is celebrating after its’ latest crop of graduates rated it above the sector average across all themed categories* of the National…
Exploring the current state of mental health within UK universities, and how exercise can help improve it. The mental health crisis among university students is…
As technology continues to advance, the world of work has become more reliant on IT for day-to-day operations. Businesses are now looking to close their…
Exams and formal assessments in England, including GCSEs, AS levels, A-levels, T-Levels and VTQs, went ahead as normal this summer, following major disruptions in previous…
Exams and formal assessments in England, including GCSEs, AS levels, A-levels, T-Levels and VTQs, went ahead as normal this summer, following major disruptions in previous…
Exams and formal assessments in England, including GCSEs, AS levels, A-levels, T-Levels and VTQs, went ahead as normal this summer, following major disruptions in previous…
Exams and formal assessments in England, including GCSEs, AS levels, A-levels, T-Levels and VTQs, went ahead as normal this summer, following major disruptions in previous…
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