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.
Coleg Llandrillo student Rahim Arif has secured a role in cyber security with the NHS after successfully applying for a degree apprenticeship. Rahim will learn…
Borders College has recently completed a significant upgrade to its vehicle fleet, completely replacing all conventional cars with eco-friendly electric Nissan Leafs. As part of…
With Google searches of Barbie doubling since June and the official film release now just days away, Yugo, a leading provider of student accommodation, has…
According to the government, in 2021/22 there were 2.86 million students at UK higher education institutions – but how many of these will graduate straight…
The UK’s biggest independent STEM event crowned four major winners last week in a competition that attracted more than 80 pupils keen to get an…
Rallying enthusiast Efa Glyn Jones is gearing up to pursue her dreams after receiving an offer from Swansea University to study Motorsport. Efa, from Porthmadog,…
With exam season almost over and results day looming, young people all across the country are preparing to face their biggest decision yet – choosing…
London Learning Consortium is a training provider based in the heart of Croydon. They have just launched their NEW Study Programme courses which are in…
The Turing Scheme is now three years old. This year the Turing Scheme received 619 applications, compared with 520 last year. 474 applications were successful,…
Through direct connection with one of China’s popular digital wallets, Flywire improves payment experience for students and families from China; further expands footprint across China…
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