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How DfE can better support colleges in crisis

As she leads her new institution to financial recovery, principal Karen Redhead reflects on what can help and hinder...

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KAREN REDHEAD
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Let’s spend more cash on SEND learners and less on admin

Some of the funding that used to be spent on support for learning disabilities now goes on administration. Students...

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GRAHAM RAZEY
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Ofsted is wrong about arts and media courses

The obsession with STEM is causing misperceptions about the value – economic and social – of participation in the...

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DEBRA GRAY
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Do Skills Advisory Panels even make sense?

Will SAPs really be able to match local skills supply to employers’ needs, or is this just magical thinking,...

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EWART KEEP
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Colleges can give students a headstart over universities

With their close employer relationships, colleges have a major advantage over schools and universities, says Ronel Lehmann For years...

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RONEL LEHMANN
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Why should colleges prioritise digital technology?

Using tech effectively throughout your college is about creating equal opportunities for all learners, explains Deborah Millar Our job...

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DEBORAH MILLAR
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What’s best practice for setting apprenticeship subcontracting fees?

Subcontractors can cost providers more than they would like, but the benefit to apprentices can make it worth it,...

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RUPERT CROSSLAND
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How the sums don’t add up in recruitment of maths staff

It can be a struggle to recruit suitable maths staff – and it won’t get any easier as numbers...

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DIANE DALBY
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College restructuring is complex, costly and shrouded in secrecy

Julian Gravatt analyses the finances of colleges and explains why the restructuring fund will be nowhere near adequate in...

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JULIAN GRAVATT