Colleges

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...

Jessica Hill
James Farr
Apprenticeships

What England can learn from apprenticeships run overseas

From minimum durations to volunteer coaches, international examples show us the way forward on apprenticeships

Jessica Hill
Dr Rebecca Montacute
Lifelong Learning

‘Get the Nation Learning’ could change our culture and society

Our L&W lifelong learning campaign is a rallying call to build the thriving country we want to live in

Jessica Hill
Emily Jones
NEETs

They’re not ‘hard to reach’ but the system is closed to them

Students who risk becoming NEET often need time, flexibility or a second chance – providers must remove barriers that...

Jessica Hill
Dhruv Patel
The Staffroom - opinion

Getting ‘back to the floor’ means staying relevant for college students

Days spent with industry and the wider community help staff re-energise and witness how their areas of specialism are...

Jessica Hill
Alice Duarte
Green skills

The real test for Great British Energy’s mission is skills

Great British Energy is here but its success, and that of the UK in hitting clean energy targets, depend...

Jessica Hill
David Nash
Colleges

Colleges, your students ignore you on social media. Here’s why

Stop being corporate and give students something they want to show off – from a sporting achievement to a...

Jessica Hill
Adrian Quester
Colleges, Long read

Alun Francis, chair of the Social Mobility Commission

Deprived areas need vision – not victimhood – to level up, and Social Mobility Commission chair Alun Francis is...

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill
Ofsted reforms

Do inspectors have skill to spot ‘exemplary’ in specialist fields?

We're backing Ofsted’s reforms – but unresolved risks include inconsistent grading and the challenge of defining ‘exemplary’ practice

Jessica Hill
Kerry Boffey