Colleges Our commission will use engagement as lead indicator for FE outcomes Colleges chase attendance data and retention rates long after learners have switched off, or staff have burned out. Our… Jessica Hill 3h Dr Rajbir Hazelwood 3h Ofsted Ofsted’s one-word grades were a ‘good’ way of explaining quality Now we’ve lost our simple shorthand, the task of communicating inspection results to the outside world just got much… Jessica Hill 1d Mark Dawe 1d Colleges The quiet power of FE, where second chances spark social change In South Devon our new social and community practice degree is training graduates to prevent harm, not just respond… Jessica Hill 2d Hannah Kam-Radcliffe 2d Skills reform It’s mayday for the skills sector under DWP The DWP’s inability to correct the disaster that has been the dynamic purchasing system for Jobcentres suggests the department… Jessica Hill 3d John McDonough 3d Skills reform We need to build a more inclusive future for the trades If the UK wants the trades to survive, it must finally confront the diversity crisis holding the sector back Jessica Hill 4d Clair Bradley 4d T Levels Let’s back T Levels to break the country’s skills deadlock With T Levels now delivering real skills for real jobs, we have a chance to keep talent rooted in… Jessica Hill 5d Dr Sam Rushworth 5d Apprenticeships Are assessment reforms a safety risk we can’t afford? The government’s drive to streamline apprenticeship assessment may look efficient on paper, but employers warn it risks dismantling the… Jessica Hill 6d Justine Fosh and Ann Watson 6d Apprenticeships The apprenticeships boost is not the game-changer SMEs need The Chancellor’s funding pledge for under-25 apprenticeships is welcome, but rising labour costs and missing incentives still leave small… Jessica Hill 6d Tina McKenzie 6d Apprenticeships Treasury is still skimming the levy while NEET numbers surge A narrow NEET policy won’t shift the dial – we need to go beyond providing a safety net for… Jessica Hill 7d Ben Rowland 7d SEND A youth guarantee that forgets SEND isn’t a guarantee at all If the youth guarantee fails to extend EHCP protections and invest in FE pathways to age 25, ministers will sabotage their own growth… Jessica Hill 1w Ben Bastin 1w Prison education To rebuild lives prison teaching can’t be just English and maths The new Prison Education Service promised reform, but shrinking curriculums risk undoing progress. Enterprise education could be the key… Jessica Hill 1w David Morgan 1w Budget A budget that backs FE, delivered by a government that can’t stop undermining itself Today’s budget offers long-overdue wins for skills and apprenticeships, but the constant leaks, U-turns and mixed messages are throttling… Jessica Hill 1w Erika Marshall 1w 1 2 3 4 5 6 253 Older
