AI

AI Is rewriting tech careers – Can educators keep up?

With AI roles expanding 3.6 times faster than other jobs, tech educators must pivot from static curricula to teaching...

Jessica Hill
Rory James
skills divide

The Great British skills mismatch

Britain has never been more educated, yet skills mismatches, regional divides, and graduate overqualification threaten productivity

Jessica Hill
Larissa Marioni
EDI

From blind hiring to flexible work: How FE can fix workplace exclusion

Ethnic minority communities are being left behind by employers. We need to close the employment gap

Jessica Hill
Dr Jane Lewis
Opinion

We need to learn lessons from Weston debacle before we move on

The Weston College scandal damaged trust in FE, but it also forced a reckoning on governance. With compliance under...

Jessica Hill
Ian Valvona
Trauma-informed practice

Is education policy ‘TIP’ing into a trauma-informed trap? 

From Knowsley's failed 'deschooling' experiment to today's trauma-informed practice (TIP) trends, education keeps repeating the same mistake: embracing radical...

Jessica Hill
Alun Francis
land-based colleges, Long read

Jeremy Kerswell, Plumpton College principal and Landex chair

As head of a land-based college that has doubled in size, Jeremy Kerswell is attracting students from outside rural...

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill
Long read, net zero

GSAP: FE’s secret weapon for net zero training

Former fisherman Mike Blakeley tells how he’s building the Green Skills Advisory Panel so FE and industry can make...

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill
Skills reform

Questions remain over industrial strategy skills pledge

Skills are mentioned 140 times in the industrial strategy – proof of their pivotal role in UK competitiveness. But...

Jessica Hill
Fiona Aldridge
Apprenticeships

Ofqual’s apprenticeship assessment reforms: A bold shift with big implications

While greater flexibility and innovation are welcome, challenges around cost, consistency, and transition remain

Jessica Hill
Daniel Green