Adult education

FE is the missing partner in social prescribing

FE institutions are rebuilding confidence, reducing isolation and supporting wellbeing every day, yet they remain largely invisible in health...

Jessica Hill
Dipa Ganguli
Apprenticeships

We must measure what matters in this new era of AI upskilling

While the government is finally starting to meet apprenticeship needs on AI, outdated assessment measures risk holding back progress...

Jessica Hill
Euan Blair
Long read, Young people

How one FE college is turning the tide on NEETs

Jessica Hill visits a former branch of Debenhams, where Blackburn College has created the Launchpad hub to re-engage the...

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill
FE workforce

FE’s leadership pipeline is missing a generation

FE’s leadership culture often equates experience with time served. That assumption is filtering out talent, and creating succession risks...

Jessica Hill
Imran Mir
Adult education

If the Cook Islands can commit to lifelong learning, why can’t we?

Dozens of nations have a lifelong learning strategy. England does not. As adult education participation falls and funding shrinks,...

Jessica Hill
Simon Parkinson
Teaching

Diving into digital reveals a distinct lack of judgment

Inspection and funding systems reward what can be audited, but the human skills students need for safe, ethical practice...

Jessica Hill
Nuala Smith
Skills reform

Britain’s growth plan will fail without level 4 and 5 skills

If the industrial strategy is serious about advanced manufacturing, it must finally fix the “missing middle” in our skills...

Jessica Hill
Jamie Cater
FE workforce

Teachers need work experience too if new pathways are to succeed

Regular, structured opportunities for teachers to refresh and develop their subject knowledge is vital

Jessica Hill
Jo Swindells
Opinion

The blitz on leadership training is daft policy that drains growth

Axing leadership and management apprenticeships stifles inclusivity and blunts the UK’s competitive edge

Jessica Hill
Dr Mandy Crawford-Lee