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!
Nominations for the Multicultural Apprenticeship Awards in partnership with Pearson are open. Over the past seven years, Pathway Group has been at the forefront of…
We need to better understand potential barriers if we are to attract more apprentices with Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities (SEND), explains Suzanne. When it…
While the start of the year is an important time for companies to set their business objectives and expectations for the year ahead, one crucial…
Ahead of Children’s Mental Health Week (6-12 Feb 2023), UKSA is reporting nearly a third of its further education students have required mental health support…
In this Article, Sarah Coghlan, Global Director Men’s Health Promotion at Movember shares five tips on how to safeguard your mental wellbeing during times of…
Time to talk day (2nd Feb) and kindness are intrinsically linked, in a world that can often feel disconnected, Nahla Summers shares some insight on…
The Multicultural Apprenticeship Alliance (MAA) is proud to announce the success of the quarterly Patrons meeting, held and hosted by Sharon Blyfield OBE at the…
Two out of three young people who are economically inactive also have a common mental health disorder, reveals evidence submitted to the APPG for Youth…
The rise of working from home has been less of gentle integration and more of an unprecedented boom. A study from the Office of National…
In the social media age, it has never been easier for people to access information and support networks to help with their mental wellbeing. But…
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