Last Soundbite of 2025: Mayors, Milburn and Major Welfare Reform | FE Soundbite 828
Welcome to FE Soundbite Edition 828: 20th December 2025. Last Soundbite of 2025: Mayors, Milburn and Major Welfare Reform This is the weekly e-newsletter and…
Keep Britain Working
Reforms to Welfare System set to Save £1.9bn by the end of 2030/31
The backlog of people waiting to have their work capability assessed is to be significantly reduced through a package of measures that will reduce UK welfare spending by £1.9bn by the end of 2030/31. The changes will see the Government…
Alan Milburn’s Investigation Into NEETs is launched
Alan Milburn calls for a ‘movement’ to address lost generation of young people not earning or learning as investigation opens The Milburn Review into NEETs…
Does the Budget deliver Skills and Curriculum Reform?
The past few months have marked a significant moment for education and skills policy, with the publication of the Skills Bill, the Curriculum and Assessment…
Milburn, Mayfield and Timms: Why Are They So Important To The FE, Skills And Employability Sector? FE Soundbite Edition 823
Welcome to FE Soundbite Edition 823: 15th November 2025. Milburn, Mayfield and Timms: Why Are They So Important To The FE, Skills And Employability Sector?…
Milburn Review – An Independent Investigation To Be Launched To Tackle Raising NEETs
Led by former Health Secretary Alan Milburn, the probe will examine why increasing numbers of young people are falling out of work or education before…
ONS Labour Market data: Youth Unemployment Surges by 106,000. Sector Reaction
The latest ONS Labour market figures were released today: Unemployment is at 4.4%, up on the year, and on the quarter, there are now nearly…
New Keep Britain Working Review report
Young people with mental health conditions are nearly five times more likely to be economically inactive compared to others in their age group, according to…