We should be celebrating the growth of degree apprenticeships – not denigrating it To hear FE sector leaders you’d think there were too many degree apprenticeships when. In fact there are too few, writes Mandy Crawford-Lee
London shows local FE partnerships are key to driving the green skills agenda Mark Jenkinson explains how college-led partnerships in London are better meeting the needs of green industry employers
The government’s transgender guidance must finally lead to greater inclusion Sector guidance on transgender learners must be the impetus to get beyond toxic discourse and antiquated practices and create genuine inclusion, write Hannah and Jake Graf
Education must adapt to deliver the key employment skills of a changing workplace A new NFER report suggests it’s time to revisit the national curriculum to embed six employment skills that will power the future economy, explains Luke Bocock
FE can lead us out of the permacrisis if we work together The sector’s pandemic response revealed that it can do so much more that sustain a not-so-new normal, writes Katie Shaw
The government’s muddled messaging over skills risks undermining its whole agenda Efforts to promote the skills sector will continue to fall flat until the incumbents of Downing Street develop a sustained narrative about its value, writes Anne Milton
FE is bucking the trend on the attainment gap. What could it do with more funding? The sector is bucking the national trend on closing the attainment gap, says Sarah Waite. Now ministers should buck the trend on funding it
Our MBacc will redress policy’s academic bias Manchester’s new MBacc will offer young people plenty of academic and technical options at 16 – and the ability to switch between the two, says Andy Burnham
Careers guidance is not only for young people – adults benefit too A new economic reality requires a new approach to careers guidance – and it must be one that includes adults, writes Sally-Anne Barnes