How mandatory work experience could be a win for colleges New Social Market Foundation research shows colleges could benefit directly and indirectly from a universal work experience offer, says Niamh O Regan
Time in student services transformed my approach to learners While the staffroom debates whether this generation of learners are ‘snowflakes’, student service support is coolly preventing an avalanche of need, writes David Murray
Alumni agree: Losing BTECs will exclude many from success New life histories research adds the voices of alumni to the chorus of concerns about the scrapping of BTEC, explain Susan McGrath and Maia Madhvani
Ministers must heed colleges on their move to defund BTECs T Levels are a rigorous alternative but will not fill the gap left by scrapping BTECs’ tested route from entry level to level 3, writes Sam Parrett
Safeguarding our colleges from cyber threats is a matter of education Investing in education and awareness for staff and students is a key tool in our fight against cyber attacks, explains Sharon Archer
How ChatGPT could reduce and transform teacher workload James Kieft tests ChatGPT on a range of time-consuming tasks for teachers and assesses its potential to support and redefine a range of practices
International benchmarking is vital in raising standards in UK skills In the absence of PISA rankings the UK skills system needs international benchmarking to drive up standards and keep us competitive, explains Ben Blackledge
College provision for 14-16 can no longer be overlooked More must be done to support direct-entry learners in further education settings as the provision offers a critical lifeline for some, writes Alan McKenna
Vulnerable adolescents deserve better than a maze of bureaucracy A new public accounts committee report outlines a costly and decades-long failure to bring services together to support vulnerable adolescents, says Meg Hillier