Teaching

As we enter age of agentic AI everyone becomes a manager 

The next phase of AI shifts human value away from execution and towards judgment, goal clarity and oversight –…

Jessica Hill
Michael Webb
Inclusion

SEND reforms are another burden that could make teachers boil over

Reforms promise inclusion and high standards, but quietly shift yet more responsibility onto college staff already under strain

Jessica Hill
James Scott
Colleges

FE needs senior women to share their real stories

In FE, women don’t lack ambition or ability but honest stories about what senior leadership really looks like

Jessica Hill
Dr Rebecca Gater and Joanna Stokes
The Staffroom – opinion

Year in construction is teaching me how we can build up women

My course is a pause after burning out at medical school and it’s shown me that feelings of belonging…

Jessica Hill
Ropsana Khanom
Higher education, Young people

Old-school class snobbery will not solve the university funding crisis

Dismissing students with vocational entry qualifications as ‘not really capable of graduating’ is steeped in prejudice, not evidence, writes…

Shane Chowen
Hannah McCarthy
Teaching

Teacher training reform is being built with genuine collaboration

The FE initial teacher education reforms are proving a rare thing in education policy: change shaped with the sector,…

Jessica Hill
Dr Dan Williams


Politics

I’ll say it in plain English…cutting ESOL damages us all

Lincolnshire’s move to cut English language learning for non-English speakers won’t help the region’s economy, and a literacy programme…

Jessica Hill
Diana Sutton
Teaching

AI training is of limited use if staff can’t safely use the tech

The government’s short courses may spread awareness, but without deep, work-based learning workers risk being fluent in tools but…

Jessica Hill
Jo Bishenden
Apprenticeships

Stop relying on day release to achieve apprenticeship growth

Structured block release of learners creates momentum, cohesion and results that day release can’t match

Jessica Hill
John Evans OBE
The Staffroom – opinion

Chance to step back revealed a hard lesson in student soft skills

Time to reflect is often the first thing educators lose, but my fellowship research upended assumptions about my T…

Jessica Hill
Claire Wood
Politics

The FE sector has an ethics problem; it needs accountability, not NDAs

Too much in further education is hidden behind legal letters and non-disclosure agreements. If ethical leadership means anything, it…

Jessica Hill
Tom Bewick
Apprenticeships

Apprenticeship reform may save money now but cost growth later

Ministers’ proposals risk undermining leadership development, training infrastructure and employer engagement. A tiered co-investment model offers a smarter way…

Jessica Hill
Mark Bremner