Long read

From rival to collaboration – the key to success in FE

Wigan & Leigh college principal Anna Dawe demonstrates how collaboration is power if regions are to fully harness the...

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill
Colleges

FE is becoming an attractive career move for HE leaders

FE is gaining traction as a career choice for HE professionals ready to make a meaningful difference

Jessica Hill
Paul Aristides and Paul Horgan
16-19

Let’s embed financial literacy into the curriculum

The government’s decision to prioritise functional skills over more robust financial education qualifications risks leaving young people unprepared for...

Jessica Hill
Laurence Frewin
The Staffroom - opinion

The staffroom: Let’s move beyond compliance with equality impact assessments

Colleges that integrate equality impact assessments into decision making will improve their efficiency and reputation

Jessica Hill
Gail Pringle
16-19, Curriculum and Assessment Review

Chaos and contradictions: Francis review response round-up

Francis review officials stand little chance of digesting the mountain of responses their questions have created, or making sense...

Jessica Hill
Andrew Otty
Opinion

This is the turning point for higher technical education

After years of being overshadowed by traditional academic routes higher technical education is finally gaining momentum

Jessica Hill
Claire Foreman
Apprenticeships

Apprenticeships serve the public – so devolve them

Whitehall holds too much power and big employers have learned to game the levy

Jessica Hill
Baroness Alison Wolf
Ofsted

Ofsted: You spoke, we listened, now scrutinise our plans

Ofsted’s inspection reforms will reduce the burden of an inspection for staff and promote fairness

Jessica Hill
Paul Joyce and Lee Owston
Adult education, Politics

Is it time for England to revisit a national ESOL strategy? 

Devolution and reform have brought change to ESOL provision but the emphasis now should be on building social and...

Jessica Hill
Ziya Moustafa