Providers aren’t failing by accident, they’re designed to fail Behind every collapse lies a deeper problem: organisational structures that separate quality from delivery make failure almost inevitable
Learning doesn’t fit neatly into hours, so why do we force it to? Guided learning hours promise structure, but in reality they ignore the messy, individual nature of how people actually learn
Engineering’s entry point is disappearing A sharp fall in entry-level apprenticeships risks cutting off access to engineering careers before they even begin
For the first time in forever – fund SEND properly in colleges High needs funding has stayed ‘Frozen’ since the movie came out, but students’ needs have changed
We don’t need new apprenticeship metrics, we need to use the ones we have Completion data already tells us which providers deliver. The problem is, employers can’t easily see or use it
I passed my exam, but the SEND system in FE failed me SEND support is judged by whether it exists, not whether it works. For many students, that gap comes at a cost we never measure
Teenagers aren’t googling your organisation, they’re asking AI Young people are using AI first for FE answers. If you’re absent, you risk being misrepresented
This ESOL review is a rare chance – let’s not waste it Caught between skills, immigration and cohesion, ESOL risks being stretched too thin
Access to HE can play a key role in driving social mobility Our student’s journey from an Access course to Cambridge University shows what Access to HE can achieve when it is properly supported and understood