Long read, Ofsted

Kerry Boffey, chief executive of the Fellowship of Inspection Nominees

Kerry Boffey helps FE providers navigate Ofsted inspections as boss of FIN – and she tells Jessica Hill the...

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill
Adult education

Adult learning deserves a national conversation

Too often policy is made without hearing from the people delivering it. A new APPG inquiry into adult education...

Jessica Hill
Jonathan Brash
Young people

Our learners can’t wait years to see the fruit of their labour

Our reward systems are built for adults, not teenagers, and it’s sometimes unrealistic to expect them to understand attendance...

Jessica Hill
Daniel Waterhouse
Teaching

How we’re using Brown’s empathy strategies to improve teaching

As Ofsted sharpens its focus on inclusion, a strategy rooted in US academic Brené Brown’s work shows empathy can...

Jessica Hill
Clair Priest
Careers

A patchwork system of support cannot solve the NEET crisis

A national framework for NEET support could finally bring much-needed clarity and coordination to the system

Jessica Hill
Dan Sandhu
The Staffroom - opinion

Careers guidance isn’t an add-on, it’s the basis of NEET prevention

Treating careers guidance as a leadership priority rather than a compliance exercise helped us drive NEET rates below the...

Jessica Hill
Kathryn O’Neill
Opinion

Minimum wage makes 16-year-old apprentices too pricey to employ

With apprenticeship starts for young people at historic lows, it’s time to consider that well-intentioned policy decisions may have...

Jessica Hill
John Laramy
Colleges

Having a four-day teaching week provides a fifth day for real life

Our learners had the qualifications, but not always the work skills. By redesigning our timetable we treated preparation for...

Jessica Hill
Martin Twist
Young people

Diplomas get a reprieve, and learners avoid the gap

The government’s decision to pause the defunding of diplomas and extended diplomas is a major victory for common sense

Jessica Hill
James Kewin