Opinion

Collective effort can bring college pay back where it needs to be

Even after a hard-fought funding increase, college pay still lags behind schools and industry, writes David Hughes

Shane Chowen
David Hughes
Adult education

Bankrupt council won’t lose adult education service

The city council is the second largest recipient of AEB funding from the West Midlands Combined Authority

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
News

Tributes paid following sudden death of ‘energetic’ deputy principal

The former media lecturer rose through the ranks to become deputy principal in a college career spanning over 20...

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Skills reform

Two decades of skills policies haven’t improved productivity, says report

Failure to boost lower and intermediate-level skills is harming UK productivity

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Colleges

Inaugural Good for Me Good for FE awards launch

New awards will showcase impact of local volunteering and fundraising efforts

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Politics

Keir Starmer appoints new shadow skills minister

Toby Perkins has been replaced by Seema Malhotra as shadow skills minister

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Ofsted

What training providers need from Ofsted’s next chief inspector

The new chief inspector should bring clarity, consistency and fairness for apprenticeship providers to Ofsted, writes Kerry Boffey

Shane Chowen
Kerry Boffey
SEND

Families face a postcode lottery for SEND support. That needs to change

Special needs staff work tirelessly to meet students' needs, but often this job has been too hard, writes children's...

Shane Chowen
Claire Coutinho MP
AI

Students and apprentices need AI-informed educators to get ahead in the 4th industrial revolution

Industries need training professionals to be on the front foot when guiding the next generation of recruits to careers...

Shane Chowen
Richard Smith and Christian Warden