A Million NEETs Costs £125Bn A Year; How Do We Respond? Soundbite Edition 849
Welcome to FE Soundbite Edition 849: 30th May 2026. A Million NEETs Costs £125Bn a year; How do we Respond?...
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Employment lifeline for young people across the country as Government offers 300,000 new work experience and training placements
New placements announced as Government accelerates its Youth Guarantee to give every young person the chance to earn or learn....
We Can’t Address The NEETs Crisis Without A Collective Approach
On Tuesday 2nd June, leaders from across government, further education, skills, employability, and employer groups will come together for our...
The Numbers and Drivers Behind Milburn’s Young People and Work Interim Report
The highly anticipated Young People and Work Interim Report (the Milburn Interim review) has been released. This is a beast...
Social Work Degree Apprenticeship Working as a ‘Grow Your Own’ Route, first major study finds
The first large scale study of the Social Work Degree Apprenticeship, published today by the Department for Education, finds the...
Milburn Interim Review Deep Dive: What it means for FE
Alan Milburn's interim findings into young people not in education, employment or training publish at 11am on 28 May 2026....
May 2026 ONS: NEETs Pass One Million as Inactivity Climbs Again
1,012,000 young people are NEET, up 55,000 on the quarter and 89,000 on the year, passing one million for the...
Milburn interim review warns of ‘generational fault line’ as NEET numbers could hit 1.25 million without reform
Independent reviewer Alan Milburn publishes his interim findings today, making the case for fundamental system change. Without urgent action, the...
Student loans: More than 52,000 responses to Treasury Committee call for evidence
The Treasury Committee has published a summary of the results of its public survey on student loans and the taxation of graduates. On Thursday 12 March, MPs invited anyone over the age of 16...
More NEETs Than Vacancies: Can We Fix It in Four Years? | FE Soundbite 848
Welcome to FE Soundbite Edition 848: 23rd May 2026. More NEETs Than Vacancies: Can We Fix It in Four Years?...