AI

What ancient runners teach us about AI and education

The marathon-running paradox reveals a deeper debate about AI, and what we truly value in education

Jessica Hill
Daisy Christodoulou
NEETs

Compulsory to 18? Too many still drop out at 16

A decade after raising the participation age, thousands of disadvantaged students still leave education at 16—and the gap with...

Jessica Hill
Sam Tuckett
GCSE retakes

Bottom 10 per cent missing out on GCSE core subject success

A focus on English and maths resits has pushed England’s young adults up the global rankings but the most...

Jessica Hill
Andrew Otty and Robbie Maris
Colleges

Colleges can play their part in getting more teens to vote

Partnering with a local authority and election officers resulted in 1,000 Stockport students signing up to vote

Jessica Hill
Michelle McLaughlin MBE
AI

A copy-and-paste into AI opens up a new shadowy world of risk

For providers handling sensitive funding and learner data, invisible ‘shadow AI’ poses GDPR, security and reputational risks that can’t...

Jessica Hill
Rien Sach
recruitment

We’ll not alert Gen Z students to roles using dusty old job boards

Schools must comply with the Baker Clause but the collapse of two job search websites underlines the need to...

Jessica Hill
Sue Pittock
Skills challenge

How we’re responding to Universal’s game-changing arrival

A theme park is coming to our area, and with it, a tidal wave of 28,000 jobs. As Universal’s...

Jessica Hill
Robin Webber-Jones
The Staffroom - opinion

When words set you free: The transformative magic of free writing

By embracing free writing, resit learners unlocked not just better English skills but reduced their anxiety and built resilience

Jessica Hill
Jenni Roe and Ethan Catherall
community cohesion

Amid online poison, colleges can’t defend cohesion alone

National leadership, guidance and support is needed if young people are to be protected against online content driving division...

Jessica Hill
Sunita Gordon