For Access to HE students, bills now matter more than books Data shows economic pressures are the biggest barriers to learning but the tools we developed during Covid offer a solution
The country needs us so why treat ITPs as second-class providers? Independent training providers are treated unfairly with unequal access to funds so it’s time funding followed the learner, not the institution
How FE can be a force for hope in an increasingly polarised world Teachers should acknowledge the influences students face and provide safe spaces for dialogue
I know how apprenticeships can fail… these reforms can fix that Changes to funding rules are to be applauded but employers and providers must embrace their spirit
The AI hallucination: Why tech will add problems, not solve them The government’s AI ‘initiatives’ are little more than shiny distractions – the tech could increase burdens and threaten jobs
Inside the evergreen sanctuary of Fircroft adult residential college Inspired by Denmark’s folk high schools, Birmingham’s Fircroft College still provides a home-from-home for people with addiction and mental health problems. Jessica Hill visits what is now one of only two adult residential FE colleges in England
Lance the Boyle of English exam papers that baffle learners Neurodivergent or foreign students are hampered when teaching demands familiarity with Ant and Dec or Susan Boyle’s BGT audition
No room to learn: The data behind the post-16 squeeze Rising teenage populations require local authorities and training providers to crunch the data so they can prepare for the consequences
What England can learn from apprenticeships run overseas From minimum durations to volunteer coaches, international examples show us the way forward on apprenticeships