SEND

Parents of older learners will be sceptical about the SEND review

The fight for resources becomes harder the older students become – making the SEND review especially critical for this...

Jess Staufenberg
Rachel Amos and Janvi Patel
Inclusion

It’s time to talk about intersectionality in FE

The intersection of different identities is barely mentioned or discussed in FE, writes Joyce I-Hui Chen The first time...

Jess Staufenberg
Joyce I-Hui Chen
Skills reform

The lifelong loan entitlement doesn’t fit around the situations of learners

Minimum eligibility requirements are being applied in a generic way, writes Marius S. Ostrowski A flagship item in the...

Jess Staufenberg
Marius S. Ostrowski
Climate Change, Covid-19

FE has been highly responsive in the pandemic – now to face climate change

With the government’s final climate change strategy due next month, Tim Oates says sound policy is needed for FE...

Jess Staufenberg
Tim Oates
Covid-19

Let’s extend the post-16 phase from two years to three

A pilot for a longer learning period after GCSEs is worth considering post-Covid, writes Joe Hallgarten When it comes...

Jess Staufenberg
Joe Hallgarten
Long read, Research

Focus feature: The realities of research in FE

Despite a lack of funds and interest from above, research in FE is being kept alive by grassroots groups...

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
SEND

Derwen College, West Midlands

A multi-award winning college on the remote border with Wales has flung its doors open to the public in every possible...

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
Opinion

We desperately need parents to control student device use at night

Parents want us to help their struggling child – but worrying habits at home are the biggest problem, writes...

Jess Staufenberg
Emma Boulton Roe
Opinion

The government must act quickly if targets for electrical vehicles are to be met

We are on countdown to 2030, when no more new petrol and diesel cars will be allowed – but...

Jess Staufenberg
Sue Pittock