Colleges and AI

The missing link for AI in education: A collaborative framework

How our AI partnership framework supported the development of our campus chatbot services, and can support the wider FE...

Jessica Hill
Dr Aftab Hussain
Long read

Phil Smith, chair, Skills England

Phil Smith reveals he’s working all hours since becoming chair of Skills England but believes he has all the...

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill
College collaborations

Competition to collaboration: LSIF reshapes FE for the better

The local skills improvement fund has nurtured partnerships between colleges, but capital investment alone won’t sustain progress

Jessica Hill
Asfa Sohail and Jamie Purser
Skills reform

Three reforms would help FE tackle our country’s labour shortages

Kitemarking, workforce planning and devolution would boost FE’s ability to meet the government’s economic mission

Jessica Hill
Dr Vikki Smith
Apprenticeships

TikTok could lay foundation for a career in construction

We must show young people the attractions of the building trade then make it easier for them to train

Jessica Hill
Lauren Eden
Gender violence

It’s possible to get students talking safely about gender violence

Gender violence is seemingly a deep-rooted cultural issue and confronting it requires forethought

Jessica Hill
Yosh Soliman
GCSE resits

Three exam papers for resits…the maths doesn’t add up for FE

The logistical burden and impact on our teaching is too great – we need to drop from three to...

Jessica Hill
Craig Hodgson
The Staffroom - opinion

We’re tackling nurse burnout by training them to be resilient

Nursing drop-out rates are grim but FE can turn the tide with training that matches local healthcare realities

Jessica Hill
Ella Reynolds
GCSE resits

GCSE resits need ‘wax on, wax off’… not more exam tinkering

Posturing from inexpert vested interests and the chasing of daft headlines drag attention away from a focus on teaching...

Jessica Hill
Andrew Otty