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 -...
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Four inspirational speakers gave New City College students some brutally honest and hard-hitting talks during a Men’s Mental Health Awareness Day – encouraging boys to…
In this article, Dr Leanne Johnson discusses the 3 Cs Model of Trauma Informed Practice (TIP) – Connect, Co-Regulate and Co-Reflect. One of the most…
Whose responsibility is it to practice rest as a lever for systems and culture change? Lou Mycroft checks back in with the progress on the…
Yorkshire Learning Providers launched our Pride in FE charter for FE & Skills providers back in 2022. Working with key stakeholders AoC and Skillsfirst we…
National Apprenticeship Week is closing and there has been a hive of activity from the multicultural apprenticeship patrons. The Patrons who are together influencers and…
Lack of support in the redundancy process is a detriment to the mental health of line managers, with 74% of employers not providing any training…
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