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 -...
Mental health and wellbeing in the workplace, classroom and in life!
The #BeeWell survey shows the wellbeing of young people across Greater Manchester has remained stable over the past two years. However, results show there are…
In this article, Dr Catherine Lee (MBE) discusses the impact of state-sanctioned homophobia created by Section 28, and practical ways FE schools and colleges can…
3SC director Kathryn Jellings has been named as one of Britain’s top women in social enterprise in the sixth annual edition of the WISE100 awards.…
TEAM sports, dance and yoga were among the activities enjoyed by Coleg Cambria students on a unique team-building day. Independent Living Skills (ILS) learners from…
The innovative work of a team from across the University of Chester to enhance students’ safety and wellbeing has been recognised with an award from…
Let’s not mince words. This Budget was a complete non-event for the further education, apprenticeship and skills sector. It confirmed in the minds of many…
Portland College was graded Outstanding in every category in an Ofsted Inspection, January 2023. Four Ofsted Inspectors assessed all elements of the further education provision…
Set to kick off at the @BordersCollege on March 28, the College Expo Roadshow will explore the creation of ‘fantastic’ student experiences within colleges that…
Cambridge Regional College has been successful in achieving re-accreditation to the matrix Standard which demonstrates the continued high quality of information, advice and guidance support…
Photo by David Carruthers A Yorkshire college lecturer is preparing to kayak from Skipton to Leeds to raise funds for a cause close to his…
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