Jessica Hill | FE Week

AI skills: Building a workforce for the future

As the government lays out its blueprint to turbocharge AI, skills minister Jacqui Smith sets out the steps being taken to futureproof the UK’s workforce

A day in the life of the head of a small specialist college

Clare Scattergood’s job title underplays the myriad roles she performs at her small independent specialist college in Birmingham – designated safeguarding lead, cake maker, pot washer, flood water mopper-upper, gardener, mental health first aider, fire marshal and budget holder, to name a few. Her roles at Victoria College, which is part of a charitable federation […]

Five steps to fix FE pay

The FE sector’s influence on the government is clearly lacking but there are some easy-win solutions to make Whitehall sit up and take notice

We turned GCSE English resitters into novelists

How Barking & Dagenham College’s CPD initiative encouraged teachers to innovate – turning GCSE English resitters into published authors and projecting students’ photos onto landmarks.

Now it’s time for ITPs to step up on careers advice

Meeting the Gatsby Benchmarks framework of careers guidance should no longer be optional for ITPs

Why 2025 is a critical year for FE funding

With FE funding pressures driven by historical cuts and policy uncertainty, the sector’s ability to meet growing demand is reliant on the upcoming Spending Review

Employers are instrumental in reshaping the skills landscape

Labour’s welcome focus on building a fit-for-purpose skills system won’t deliver on its promise without meaningful employer engagement

South Yorkshire mayor Oliver Coppard

South Yorkshire metro mayor Oliver Coppard says getting national, regional and local agencies to pull in one direction is crucial for his region’s progress Oliver Coppard believes he’s on the verge of gaining powers that could join the dots between health, employment and education services and make a dent in South Yorkshire’s deep-rooted inequalities. Any […]