Apprenticeships

The PM’s apprenticeship reforms are a drop in the ocean

The apprenticeships system is dangerously out of sync with the way our vital sector actually operates and this is...

JL Dutaut
Nicola Hodkinson
Staffroom - Opinion

Why faith is a cornerstone of effective EDI work

Tensions between sets of beliefs can arise, but faith is still the best through which to see our way...

JL Dutaut
Claudette Douglas
Apprenticeships

Quality achievement rates create inequalities by design

QARs are a blunt tool for measuring provider quality and must be part of a wider and more accurate...

JL Dutaut
Adele Oxberry
Election 2024

Labour must answer key questions about its Growth and Skills Levy

Plans for apprenticeship levy reform must be discussed with the whole sector and clear about all their financial implications

JL Dutaut
Mandy Crawford-Lee
Election 2024

Labour’s ‘securonomics’ is a golden opportunity for our sector

The shadow chancellor’s recent speech was a tantalising glimpse of what the skills sector could mean to a new...

JL Dutaut
Ben Rowland
insitutes of technology

Our adaptive curriculum is a model for upskilling and reskilling the UK

The north east’s innovative initiative for retrofitting marks a significant shift in curriculum development to meet local and national...

JL Dutaut
Darush Dodds and Sharon Grant
Learners

We must embrace new modes of delivery for our under-pressure learners

We must embrace the power of edtech to avoid pressures on learners having a negative impacts on social mobility...

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Mark McKenna
Staffroom - Opinion

Using immersive technologies in training for specialist roles

Our pioneering project has shown how immersive tech can support assessment and workplace learning

JL Dutaut
Rebecca Weeks
specialist colleges

The specialist FE sector should have its own clear ministerial brief

The status quo of specialist further education falling through the cracks of ministerial responsibility has gone on for long...

JL Dutaut
Clare Howard