Jessica Hill | FE Week

FE and skills must be at the heart of curriculum reforms

A coherent tertiary system requires FE to be a partner, not a passenger. To close attainment gaps and respond to technological change, the FE sector must be central to curriculum design, assessment reform and the future workforce strategy

Focus on T Level shortcomings gives hope for ‘T’ and ‘V’ system

While V Levels simplify choice for learners and employers, work to ensure T Levels fill the space left by large diplomas is encouraging, says David Rowley

FE says it celebrates diversity, but where are the Black leaders?

Until Black history is embedded across learning, and not confined to one week in October, students risk not fully understanding diversity

We need to stop leaving life skills to chance

Unless financial and enterprise skills become core, not optional post-16, the gap between education and employment will keep widening

A youth guarantee isn’t enough without a green skills guarantee

Subsidised jobs might ease the NEET numbers, but without investment in youth work, training options below Level 3 and proper pathways into growth sectors, nothing will change for the long term

The apprenticeships boost is not the game-changer SMEs need

The Chancellor’s funding pledge for under-25 apprenticeships is welcome, but rising labour costs and missing incentives still leave small firms shouldering too much risk. If government wants real growth, it must give SMEs the tools, not just the headlines, to hire

Author: Jessica Hill

FE and skills must be at the heart of curriculum reforms

Focus on T Level shortcomings gives hope for ‘T’ and ‘V’ system

FE says it celebrates diversity, but where are the Black leaders?

We need to stop leaving life skills to chance

A youth guarantee isn’t enough without a green skills guarantee

The apprenticeships boost is not the game-changer SMEs need

Treasury is still skimming the levy while NEET numbers surge

We need to build a more inclusive future for the trades

Let’s back T Levels to break the country’s skills deadlock