Why colleges are well placed to lead education towards greater neuro-inclusion The FE sector’s accessible curriculum is an excellent launchpad to showcase how neuroinclusive education can be, says Paul Eeles
Colleges should be central to discussions about tuition and post-Covid recovery Leaving colleges out of major reports on the impact of tuition ignores the sector’s vital role for disadvantaged older learners, writes Alice Eardley
Mind the gap: adult skills education must adapt to changing learner needs New research reveals seismic changes in job supply and employee demands with considerable repercussions for adult education, explains Iviyot Oberoi
Colleges must embrace their central role in making apprenticeships more inclusive A rise in apprenticeship popularity must be matched by increased efforts to make them more accessible to neurodivergent learners, writes Mesay Gashaw
Why Manchester’s proposals could lead straight MBacc to square one Greater Manchester’s reforms are a step in the right direction but the journey has much further to go to get our sector Bacc to the future, writes Marius Ostrowski
Why reviving the college-led SPA could see the sector through a challenging time The college-led structure and prospects appraisal has lost popularity but it could be just the ticket to taking back control, writes Ian Valvona
Tackling racial injustice must start with curriculum and teacher development Victoria Nyoni explains why the student commission on racial justice is recommending better training for teachers and new thinking on curriculum
Local collaboration puts equality and diversity on a stronger footing Haroon Bashir explains how working with colleagues across colleges has been crucial to improving equality and diversity provision across the West Midlands
Colleges are key to re-engaging Covid’s ‘lost generation’ in education, employment or training Colleges are the obvious one-stop-shop for re-engaging disenfranchised young people after Covid and bridging the UK’s skills gaps, says Karen Johnson