level 3

We can’t afford complacency in the fight for BTECs

Defunding these qualifications is ill-informed and the risk is too high for learners, colleges and universities

JL Dutaut
David Phoenix
Accountability

What FE thinks of Ofsted – and how to improve it

A new report reveals the good and bad of college inspection and hopes to shape a nuanced debate about...

JL Dutaut
Andrea Laczik
Adult education

Neglecting over-50s in the training world must change – here’s how we do it

Recruiting and retaining older learners and creating inclusive training programmes that meet their needs are imperatives

JL Dutaut
Sara Roberts
level 3

Level 3 qualifications reform poses a risk to digital skills

BTECS are an essential part of skills training for the digital sector, for which no replacement yet exists

JL Dutaut
Julia Von Klonowski
Autumn budget 2024

Budget: Our expectations must be realistic and long-term

Our asks are moderate, but the chancellor can't delay action for the sector long if government is going to...

JL Dutaut
David Hughes
Policy

Seven years after #MeToo: why the worker protection act is vital for FE

New legislation has come into force that puts colleges under more pressure than ever to protect staff and students...

JL Dutaut
Sunita Gordon
Autumn budget 2024

What our learners need from the autumn budget

Touring England’s colleges at the start of term has revealed a number of challenges holding its learners back and...

JL Dutaut
Qasim Hussain
Staffroom - Opinion

The Staffroom: How to make every month Black History Month

Award-winning EDI specialist, Ellisha Soanes sets out how to start building on this month’s focus to create a rich...

JL Dutaut
Ellisha Soanes
Skills England

Welcome to Skills England, our new puppeteer

Have we just gone from Cincerella sector to... Pinocchio sector?

JL Dutaut
Josh Spears