The Lifelong Education Institute stands ready to SAVE OUR SKILLS NOW There have been quite enough talking shops, write Ann Limb and Marius Ostrowski. The Lifelong Education Institute will be about advocacy and action
Everyone gains from a supported apprenticeship – not just students with SEND I’m pleased others see my success as an inspiration, says Joshua Earnshaw-Potts, but apprenticeships could allow many more to achieve what I have
Ministers’ bias towards face-to-face risks throttling online learning at birth The DfE’s bootcamp expectation of 85 per cent face-to-face teaching shows a bias towards traditional methods that can only hold the sector back, writes Mark Dawe
Norfolk shows the solutions to national apprenticeship challenges are local Locally brokered bespoke financial and practical support for SMEs have seen Norfolk buck the trend on youth and level 2 starts, explains Katy Dorman
The Staffroom: How teaching can stay ahead of the curve on technology The key to upskilling our teaching workforce to keep pace with rapid changes in classroom and workplace technology is to get everyone sharing, says Amy Hollier
We must start playing hardball to meet our staffing challenges The sector can’t keep selling itself cheap if it wants to fill its staffing vacancies with high-quality talent and overcome its underdog status, says Ian Pryce
Budget 2023: A competent affair but with glaring missed opportunities John Cope distils yesterday’s announcements to find a budget lacking in expansive vision and visible expenditure, but with encouraging resolve for existing reforms
The FE sector has a key role to play to support gender equality in the workplace. Here’s how Kirstie Donnelly sets out the case for going further to support young women into higher-earning careers, and three steps to start delivering gender equity
The Staffroom: Making friends and allies to crack the challenge of work experience With a nationwide challenge to increase work placement quantity and quality, it’s time for the sector to call in a chit with its substantial network of contacts