Young people We need a 14-24 participation strategy to tackle NEET crisis With no post-16 attendance tracking or coherent transition support, early warning signs are missed and disengagement becomes a NEET… Jessica Hill 11h Claire Green 11h Adult education Adult education is also about strengthening our democracy Adult education has been reduced to an economic tool, but its real power lies in rebuilding connection, confidence and… Jessica Hill 15h Dipa Ganguli 15h Inclusion SEND reform will reshape colleges, but workload shock is coming New individual support plans could finally embed inclusion in mainstream education, but they also shift legal responsibility and risk… Jessica Hill 2d Richard Freeth 2d Inclusion There is hope in SEND reform if we help steer what comes next Imposing solutions designed for schools on colleges comes with risks, but there is time to get proposals right, says… Shane Chowen 2d Clare Howard 2d Inclusion SEND reforms spell diet EHCPs and red herring funding Replacing EHCPs with a three-tier system could end the Gladiators-style Gauntlet parents face, unless ministers fix the diagnosis… Jessica Hill 3d Chris Quickfall 3d Inclusion SEND reform must mean better support, not fewer rights The government’s new SEND reforms offer a rare chance to fix a system that forces families to fight for… Jessica Hill 3d David Hughes 3d Apprenticeships, Inclusion As SEND needs rise, apprenticeships face an inclusion reality check New ILR data shows a sharp rise in apprentices requiring additional learning support, leaving providers at risk of being… Jessica Hill 4d Mark Abrahams 4d Apprenticeships Apprenticeships were never just for the young – history proves it As ministers rethink apprenticeship funding, they risk forgetting a simple truth: apprenticeships were designed for mastery, not youth unemployment… Jessica Hill 7d Rob May 7d Colleges We can do so much more to help students break invisible ceilings Qualifications and employer visits aren’t enough – we need to build students’ belief that potential next steps are for… Jessica Hill 1w Ellisha Soanes 1w Apprenticeships Stop blaming level 7 and management apprenticeships. Non-compliance could be the real problem Before ministers swing the axe at “inappropriate” apprenticeships, they need to confront an uncomfortable truth: too many levy-funded adult… Jessica Hill 1w Jonathan Bourne 1w The Staffroom – opinion Mission statements are the holy writ no one reads In education, mission statements have become articles of faith. But where is the evidence that they improve teaching or… Jessica Hill 1w David Murray 1w Adult education We fail to score ESOL students’ real progress in real life ESOL progress often happens at cafés, work and everyday life long before it shows up in current data, so… Jessica Hill 2w Dr Nafisa Baba-Ahmed 2w 1 2 3 4 5 6 259 Older
