Assessment

Why we’re developing micro-credentials – and you should too

These super-short, modularised courses are an evolutionary step in our response to changing sector needs

JL Dutaut
Louise Wolsey and Mark O’Reilly
Policy

Is the ABS what the British public want next for education reform?

New polling reveals voters have more appetite for fundamental 16-19 reform than political parties are catering for

JL Dutaut
Alice Barnard
Staffroom – Opinion

We have to practise what we preach about sustainability

Influencing young people to make greener choices is as much about show as it is about tell

JL Dutaut
Emma Harvey
Assessment

We must embrace an assessment system that goes beyond grades

Our new report reveals the NCFE’s Assessment Innovation Fund is helping to create a strong evidence base for much-needed…

JL Dutaut
Philip Le Feuvre
Policy

The sector must do better than to talk to itself about policy

The Association of Colleges’ new document is a classic case of lobbying for sector unity rather than deliverable policy

JL Dutaut
Tim Leunig
Apprenticeships, SEND

Complete the picture: Remove the eight-week time limit on apprenticeship English and maths flexibilities

Barriers for apprentices with learning difficulties are slowly coming down, but the government has missed a trick in its…

Shane Chowen
Paul Warner


Accountability

What Ofsted will hear when it listens to training providers

Results of our own survey show training providers are crying out for inspections that reflect the strengths of their…

JL Dutaut
Kerry Boffey
Policy

College Financial Handbook 2024: making the best of a bad job

Instead of delivering a more streamlined system, the new College Financial Handbook adds to the sector’s over-regulation and confusion

JL Dutaut
Mark Taylor
Sustainability

How colleges can help students attain the green roles they want

Students want sustainable jobs and construction can offer them but more work needs to be done to bring supply…

JL Dutaut
Sam Sutcliffe
Digital

Educators and employers must do more to encourage women into the digital industry

Studying IT at college changed my career trajectory. More girls should be encouraged to do the same

JL Dutaut
Bhushita Jolly
Apprenticeships

The PM’s apprenticeship reforms are a drop in the ocean

The apprenticeships system is dangerously out of sync with the way our vital sector actually operates and this is…

JL Dutaut
Nicola Hodkinson
Staffroom – Opinion

Why faith is a cornerstone of effective EDI work

Tensions between sets of beliefs can arise, but faith is still the best through which to see our way…

JL Dutaut
Claudette Douglas