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Ros Parker, chief executive and principal, Isle of Wight College

All I was doing was surviving for my two little girls

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Colleges, Long read
Long read

End of the road for Turing?

As the future of the post-Brexit Turing programme looks uncertain amid DfE cost cuts, we examine its impact on…

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill
Adult education, Long read

The adult writing class that changed a life story

Isle of Wight College principal Ros Parker tells how her passion for adult education was sparked by village hall…

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill
Long read
Investigation

Attending to the problem

Exclusive data reveals student absenteeism has got worse across further education since the Covid lockdowns – but colleges are…

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill
Long read
Profile

A new hope for UTCs

Despite being written off as a failure by Michael Gove, Baker Dearing CEO Kate Ambrosi believes university technical colleges…

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill
Colleges, Long read
Profile

Angela Joyce: The college big cat

Capital City College boss Angela Joyce reveals how her racing driver dad showed her life in the fast lane…

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill
Apprenticeships, Long read
Long read

Lessons from our apprentices

The Association of Apprentices convened a roundtable for apprentices to tell us about their training and views on current…

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill
Colleges, Long read
Investigation

Searching for a hire power

High vacancy rates continue to blight FE, with courses scrapped and agency costs soaring. We examine teacher recruitment problems…

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill
Long read
Long read

From rival to collaboration – the key to success in FE

Wigan & Leigh college principal Anna Dawe demonstrates how collaboration is power if regions are to fully harness the…

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill
Long read
Investigation

Esports in colleges: is rapid growth in provision fair game for criticism?

More than 100 FE colleges in England now offer esports courses, but homegrown job vacancies in the industry are…

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill
Long read
Long read

The FE fashion school where change is always on trend

Fashion Retail Academy principal Lee Lucas on the impact of 20 years of industry transformation- from physical shops to…

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill
Long read, Skills reform
Long read

Unions could strike back with post-Tory learning fund revival

Gavin Williamson blitzed it but government-backed union training could return under a new guise now Labour holds power. By…

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill
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A day in the life of the head of a small specialist college

Clare Scattergood’s job title underplays the myriad roles she performs at her small independent specialist college in Birmingham –…

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill