Hopes for the sector’s future hinge on making our story everyone’s story Post-election expectations are running higher than the probable reality – but the sector does have a chance to raise its status in the public consciousness
The next government must set up a commission on tertiary education The Lifelong Learning Entitlement is an opportunity to rethink our model of skills development and remove the barriers to innovative provision
Co-curating the curriculum with GCSE English re-sit students Offering my students choices over the texts and themes we focused on motivated them so well I’m taking the idea to the next level
The Skills Deceit: How stagnant policy thinking is holding the sector back We can’t keep pretending the same old thinking is going to get FE out of the perennial challenges that it has only worsened
How do the manifestos stack up on further education and skills? Labour’s manifesto offers the strongest proposition on skills and apprenticeships – but it will take cash and courage to deliver it
Local skills plans need evolution, not revolution from the next government A new report offers early insight on how LSIPs can be supported and further improved to ensure they have continued relevance
Character education is vital and should be explicitly taught Amid rapid change, uncertainty and a mental health crisis, character education has never been more important to our role as educators
What we need from a revived national careers service policy It’s great to see the idea of a national careers service revived after it was canned a decade ago. Here’s how we can finally build what learners need
The election is a chance to empower our learners to improve their lives Colleges have a vital role in encouraging political engagement among their learners. Here’s how we’re doing that while remaining neutral