The benefits of brokering NHS partnerships are innumerable. Get started now! Top-level partnership between our college and local NHS trust have been transformative for our learners and could do the same for yours, explains Bill Webster
Workforce data indicates little prospect of staff shortages improving any time soon In the absence of concerted policy action, FE staff shortages are unlikely to improve in the coming years, say Luke Bocock and Dawson McLean
How our pick n’ mix approach to adult learning is delivering for Calderdale Taking inspiration from Woolworth’s iconic sweet stand has helped us create an inclusive, flexible, and industry-aligned program, writes Naseem Aqeel
Our apprenticeships system needs to adapt to become sustainable Apprenticeships are increasingly challenging to deliver but some simple changes could shore up our system, writes Graham Hasting-Evans
How long can FE avoid the predictable results of unpredictable funding? Only a return to predictable capital investment will prevent crises like the one engulfing schools from happening in our colleges, writes Jerry White
Investing in elite post-16 education is a wasted opportunity What about all the students who are already being left behind by the academic school system, asks Colin Booth
New FE workforce data reveals a significant recruitment challenge The NFER’s Dawson McLean and Lisa Morrison Coulthard pick out key findings from the first DfE collection of FE workforce data
Rip-off degrees might not be the ones people think they are What if the biggest waste of a university education was in the rapidly evolving world of STEM, asks Ash Gawthorp
Colleges need better funding to perform their crucial role for refugees Colleges are vital in supporting refugees to integrate but they need the financial backing to do it, writes Ann Marie Spry