Skills reform

Trainee mechanics must be tooled up or the EV revolution falls flat 

Colleges must provide electric vehicle-specific training and tooling to avoid students attempting dangerous bodges in the real world

Jessica Hill
David Martin
The Staffroom - opinion

EDL confrontation underlined why Black History is more than a month

We need to ingrain the aims of Black History Month into college life to counteract the messages students hear...

Jessica Hill
Ellisha Soanes
T Levels

My T Level journey at the Sharp end of digital skills

T Levels Week: Luca Jaworski says his digital T Level provided an effective blend of academic study and...

Jessica Hill
Luca Jaworski
Apprenticeships

Let’s ensure that apprenticeship reform doesn’t set us back a decade

A lack of detail about upcoming reforms means skills sector partners are not speaking with one voice

Jessica Hill
Sarah Beale
Legal changes

An anti-fraud law for business has big implications for FE providers

The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 raises the stakes for FE institutions. Senior managers and governors could...

Jessica Hill
Kamal Chauhan and Charlotte Cassells
Colleges

Three thousand voices spoke and what they said shocked us

Our major learners’ survey revealed insights and concerns that aren’t available from national data

Jessica Hill
Vivienne Avery
The Staffroom - opinion

Learning a new language reminded me how hard it is for my ESOL students 

After 20 years of teaching, I thought I understood my learners’ struggles. Then I became a student again

Jessica Hill
Anna Galutowska
Careers guidance

Careers can’t be a one-person job…so we’ve made it everyone’s job

Tick-box careers guidance won’t cut it. If we want the Gatsby Benchmarks to work in workplace learning, accountability has...

Jessica Hill
Kate Roberts
construction

The construction industry can’t build the future without diversity

Major housebuilding, infrastructure and retrofitting projects mean the construction industry must look wider to find new streams of workers

Jessica Hill
Annelee Roscoe