Careers A patchwork system of support cannot solve the NEET crisis A national framework for NEET support could finally bring much-needed clarity and coordination to the system Jessica Hill 12h Dan Sandhu 12h Skills reform The cracks are in the delivery system, not the qualifications If ministers want to stop young people ‘falling through the cracks’, they must confront the real problem: a school… Jessica Hill 1d Andy Forbes 1d Opinion In a saturated jobs market qualifications aren’t enough When more than 700,000 graduates are unemployed, we must ensure students get work experience and can articulate the employability… Jessica Hill 1d Tom Yates 1d Teaching Call the Doctor… our tutorials are being treated like a TARDIS More demands are being made of tutorial time – to the point that college teams are being asked to… Jessica Hill 3d Mark Dawe 3d Young people Diplomas get a reprieve, and learners avoid the gap The government’s decision to pause the defunding of diplomas and extended diplomas is a major victory for common sense Jessica Hill 4d James Kewin 4d Young people Three pathways, one goal: Getting young people back on track Our phased transition to new qualifications will provide the certainty providers need, while ensuring no young person falls through… Jessica Hill 4d Jacqui Smith 4d 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 5d Michael Webb 5d 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 5d James Scott 5d 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 5d Dr Rebecca Gater and Joanna Stokes 5d 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 7d Ropsana Khanom 7d 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 1w Hannah McCarthy 1w 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 1w Dr Dan Williams 1w 1 2 3 4 5 6 260 Older
