Teaching

As we enter age of agentic AI everyone becomes a manager 

The next phase of AI shifts human value away from execution and towards judgment, goal clarity and oversight –...

Jessica Hill
Michael Webb
Colleges

FE needs senior women to share their real stories

In FE, women don’t lack ambition or ability but honest stories about what senior leadership really looks like

Jessica Hill
Dr Rebecca Gater and Joanna Stokes
Politics

The FE sector has an ethics problem; it needs accountability, not NDAs

Too much in further education is hidden behind legal letters and non-disclosure agreements. If ethical leadership means anything, it...

Jessica Hill
Tom Bewick
Colleges, Politics

Joe Docherty: Labour peer quit college role over ‘inappropriate conduct’

The former education executive has been suspended by the party weeks after being sent to the House of Lords...

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill and Gabriel Pogrund
Apprenticeships

Stop relying on day release to achieve apprenticeship growth

Structured block release of learners creates momentum, cohesion and results that day release can’t match

Jessica Hill
John Evans OBE
Young people

We need a 14-24 participation strategy to tackle NEET crisis

With no post-16 attendance tracking or coherent transition support, early warning signs are missed and disengagement becomes a NEET...

Jessica Hill
Claire Green
Teaching

AI training is of limited use if staff can’t safely use the tech

The government’s short courses may spread awareness, but without deep, work-based learning workers risk being fluent in tools but...

Jessica Hill
Jo Bishenden
The Staffroom - opinion

Chance to step back revealed a hard lesson in student soft skills

Time to reflect is often the first thing educators lose, but my fellowship research upended assumptions about my T...

Jessica Hill
Claire Wood
Apprenticeships

Apprenticeship reform may save money now but cost growth later

Ministers’ proposals risk undermining leadership development, training infrastructure and employer engagement. A tiered co-investment model offers a smarter way...

Jessica Hill
Mark Bremner