Is the Social Contract with Young People Broken and Can We Fix It?
Something struck me recently at the Breaking Barriers / NEET Collective, held in central London on 2nd June 2026 – a FE News and Edge…
Breaking Barriers Collective
Breaking Barriers or Reinforcing Them? Why Transition Support Must Start Earlier and Go Further
At the recent Breaking Barriers Collective, hosted by FE News and the Edge Foundation, over 60 leaders from across education, policy and business joined young…
Breaking Barriers Collective: Working Together to Tackle Youth Employment Challenges
I recently attended the Breaking Barriers Collective, a collaborative event that brought together training providers, employers, awarding organisations, government representatives, charitable organisations and research bodies…
Skills Minister sets out Youth Guarantee plan in Exclusive Breaking Barriers address
Delivering an exclusive video message to FE News’ Breaking Barriers event, Skills Minister Baroness Jacqui Smith set out the government’s response to what she called…
Behind the Numbers: A Million Individual Stories
The Milburn Report landed with the force of a statistic that should stop us all in our tracks. Over one million young people in England…
