Why FE and Skills Matters to the Future of Young People and Work
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…
Milburn interim review
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 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…
Could A Skills Compass Help Us Navigate The NEET Crisis And Deliver 1.8 Million New Jobs?Soundbite Edition 850
Welcome to FE Soundbite Edition 850: 6th June 2026. Could A Skills Compass Help Us Navigate The NEET Crisis And Deliver 1.8 Million New Jobs?…
Employers want the Genuine Article, not the Finished one
Youth worklessness is not new, but the scale of the challenge now demands urgent attention. Over a million young people in the UK are not…
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? This is the weekly e-newsletter…
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 Breaking Barriers Collective, where we’ll…
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 of a document (it is…
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. The 217 page diagnostic is…
Young People Are Not Lazy. I’ve Heard Their Voices, and the System Is Letting Them Down.
Today, Alan Milburn published his long-awaited interim review into why nearly one million young people in England are not in education, employment or training. His…