Year in construction is teaching me how we can build up women My course is a pause after burning out at medical school and it’s shown me that feelings of belonging are created by small signals
Teacher training reform is being built with genuine collaboration The FE initial teacher education reforms are proving a rare thing in education policy: change shaped with the sector, not imposed upon it. That spirit of shared ownership may be the most important reform of all
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 – and students need to be prepared
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
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 must mean transparency – especially when it hurts
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 by Sir Keir Starmer
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
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 crisis
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 unprepared for responsibility