Jessica Hill | FE Week

AI isn’t just for coders, it’s the new digital literacy every learner needs

Barnsley College’s ‘Introduction to AI’ course shows how colleges can turn a perceived threat into a practical tool for empowerment

We need to rethink careers guidance for a changing generation

Careers guidance in the UK is stuck in the past, leaving too many young people without pathways into meaningful work

Rethinking PD: How colleges can build learning cultures

A new guide offers evidence-based steps for leaders to design PD which inspires staff, drives improvement and transforms outcomes for young people

Pat’s skills nightmare: The kitchen is on fire

If Gordon Ramsay walked into today’s skills sector, he would be screaming. Funding is broken, bureaucracy is bloated and expectations are sky-high. The system does not need another garnish – it needs a complete menu overhaul

Engineering’s skills crunch can be solved with our plan

From nuclear to renewables, hydrogen to carbon capture, major projects demand a workforce ready to deliver. Our five-year plan tackles the skills shortage head on

We need the same rigour of teaching in colleges as in schools

Schools soared up the international league tables under Gove and Gibb. Colleges, by contrast, remain the poor relation. It’s time to bring evidence and rigour to FE through a ‘skills standards’ revolution

Tom Bewick, author of Skills Policy in Britain and the Future of Work

If history often rhymes, as Mark Twain once said, then Tom Bewick’s book, Skills Policy in England and the Future of Work, is a poignant poem of political déjà vu that should be required reading for our skills policymakers and shapers. As “a product of FE” who went on to help shape the skills system […]

No one left offline: Education must power NHS digital reform

The government’s 10-Year Health Plan promises a bold leap into AI-driven, community-led healthcare. But without a coordinated education strategy, millions risk being left behind

Successes and failures down under can guide FE reform here

The UK’s FE system is stuck in silos. Lessons from New Zealand and Victoria in Australia show how bold reform can create real unity – if done with care, not haste