Opinion

Give us coherence, not competition, please chancellor

Employers are growing disillusioned as Kickstart, traineeships and apprenticeships all compete, writes Sharron Robbie The announcement on Monday by...

Jess Staufenberg
Sharron Robbie
Opinion

Why aren’t the early careers of FE teachers given proper attention?

Mentors who support trainees need much more investment, write Dan Williams and Kayte Haselgrove Here’s a quote for you...

Jess Staufenberg
Dan Williams and Kayte Haselgrove
Opinion

Here’s what the HGV driver shortage tells us about the wider skills system

The government gave away many of its levers for reacting quickly to a skills shortage, writes Julian Gravatt On...

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Julian Gravatt
Profiles

Introducing… Louise Bennett

Chambers of commerce are in the spotlight. Meet Louise Bennett, chief executive of the Coventry and Warwickshire chamber of...

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
Opinion

Colleges owe it to their students to get involved with the Turing Scheme

There are some logistical challenges to an international placements scheme during the pandemic, but they’re solveable, writes Sam Parrett...

Jess Staufenberg
Sam Parrett
Opinion

Don’t scrap BTECs. Raise the rate. Leave us alone.

Here is a 16-19 manifesto in nine words. Follow it, and ministers can’t go wrong, writes James Kewin It...

Jess Staufenberg
James Kewin
Profiles

Introducing… Shaid Mahmood

Shaid Mahmood has been an FE governor for 20 years. Now he’s launching a review of the work of...

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
The Staffroom - opinion

Don’t always assume inappropriate behaviour is sexually aggressive

Learners are sometimes being wrongly labelled as sexually aggressive, writes Jennifer Wilkinson Teaching in the 21st century is no...

Jess Staufenberg
Jennifer Wilkinson
Cabinet reshuffle, Politics

Goodbye Keegan – hello Burghart

The departing skills minister did well to lead in a pandemic but was too college-focused, writes Jane Hickie There...

Jess Staufenberg
Jane Hickie