Online safety

Being a ‘digital native’ doesn’t mean students are safe online

The weakness of age checks shows Ofcom’s regulations for social media companies don’t go far enough

Jessica Hill
Rob Faulkner
WorldSkills

Why we’re ditching pass/fail for bronze, silver and gold

Embedding WorldSkills UK's excellence framework into everyday teaching helped redefine success for students who came to college with a...

Jessica Hill
Michelle Bibby
English and maths, Results 2025

GCSE results expose a broken system, but adults prove what’s possible

For too many, compulsory GCSE resits are a treadmill to nowhere. Without proper investment in alternative pathways, the government’s...

Jessica Hill
Dipa Ganguli
AI

AI is moving too fast for colleges to go it alone

In FE, no single teacher, regulator or IT lead can keep pace with AI’s risks and opportunities. But together...

Jessica Hill
Michael Webb
Qualifications

Scrapping AGQs will create a qualification black hole

By banning AGQs, ministers risk pushing thousands of young people out of education and employers into a skills crisis

Jessica Hill
James Kewin
16-19, English and maths

When is a pass not a pass? When the system says so 

Our obsession with the grade 4 ‘good pass’ is blinding us to the achievements of those hitting grades 1–3,...

Jessica Hill
Sarah Ledger and Elmina Ferguson
T Levels

Forget the gloom, T Levels are turning a corner

Breaking the 90 per cent pass rate barrier, the falling drop-out rate and some excellent destinations are proving the...

Jessica Hill
Kate Ambrosi
T Levels

We still need to tackle the high T Level dropout rate

Rising retention rates are welcome but with one in four T level students still quitting early, this flagship qualification...

Jessica Hill
Robbie Maris
SEND

SEND colleges deserve better than off-the-shelf design standards

How can building design uplift neurodivergent students? We’ve identified key gaps in the government’s design guidance for SEND colleges,...

Jessica Hill
Craig Van-de-Velde and Paul Turpin