Long read

Focus feature: Women principals leaving a legacy in FE

This year numerous top female college principals are stepping down after giving their professional lives to the FE sector....

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
Opinion

This is what I really said about social mobility

Social mobility is complex, as FE providers know. The Telegraph’s headline about my speech was the opposite of the...

Jess Staufenberg
Katharine Birbalsingh
Apprenticeships

Why parents are the barrier to apprenticeship uptake

The challenge to apprenticeship uptake is the stigma of the route for parents, writes Ben Hansford In the UK,...

Jess Staufenberg
Ben Hansford
Staffroom - Opinion

Shadowing should be embedded in apprenticeship standards

Shadowing is highly effective CPD and also helps to build relationships within organisations, writes Priya Patel I’m a former...

Jess Staufenberg
Priya Patel
Opinion

What can we learn from the history of policymaking in FE?

A top-down approach has left a confused legacy of abandoned institutions, qualifications and a lack of consistent funding streams,...

Jess Staufenberg
Bart Shaw
Colleges

Is it time to let go of the failures and ego of incorporation?

The colleges sector can only challenge the problems of incorporation if it takes the uncomfortable step of building a...

Jess Staufenberg
Stuart Rimmer
Apprenticeships

Sharon Blyfield, head of early careers at Coca-Cola Europacific Partners

Sharon Blyfield, head of early careers at Coca-Cola Europacific Partners, finished her BTEC at college and rose to the...

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
Apprenticeships

The government must act now to save apprenticeships

It’s the first time in our organisation’s 50-year history that the number of apprenticeship vacancies is outstripping applications, writes...

Jess Staufenberg
Mike Driscoll
Opinion

Education is crucial amid spiralling living costs

FE must focus on delivering a versatile workforce to help tackle the cost of living crisis, writes Mark Dawe...

Jess Staufenberg
Mark Dawe