Skills reform

Britain’s clean energy plans are racing ahead, its skills system is miles behind

Billions are being invested in offshore wind, hydrogen and nuclear, but without a national clean energy skills ecosystem the…

Jessica Hill
National Energy Skills Consortium (NESC)
AI

As we embrace ‘efficient’ AI we risk adding more work on top

Without structure and capacity, AI innovation will become another burden on teachers rather than a driver of better learning

Jessica Hill
Claudia Boerescu
Prison education

It’s madness to cut jail education as signs of improvement emerge

Literacy programmes in prisons were just beginning to bear fruit, so how can reductions imposed by new teaching contracts…

Jessica Hill
Jon Collins
The Staffroom – opinion

That Monday morning feeling…and the buzz of a new beginning

Mondays get a bad rap, but the first day of the week is where hope, possibility and the very…

Jessica Hill
David Murray
Colleges

Inclusivity means more than your team showing up for a meeting

There are steps a leader should take to ensure all team members feel able to speak up, share ideas…

Jessica Hill
Katie Wilden
construction

We’re not thinking big enough on construction training reform

We should consider structural changes, such as the 14-19 model used in Europe, but yet again we’re just tinkering…

Jessica Hill
Graham Hasting-Evans


Apprenticeships

Apprenticeships are heading for a cliff edge, and ministers should know where it leads

Tilting levy funding towards younger learners may sound simple, but blunt cuts and cliff-edge defunding would choke off progression,…

Jessica Hill
Ben Rowland
AI

In the AI arms race, teachers can use detection tools to stay ahead

Using a detector gives teachers the confidence to talk to students about constructive AI use and the dangers of…

Jessica Hill
Gailene Nelson
Colleges

ITPs must play a major role in bolstering post-16 capacity

The teenage population boom should not be solved by expanding colleges alone since many young people want teaching that’s…

Jessica Hill
Stuart Allen
AI

Students must be more Kendrick, less Drake with their learning

Generative AI hasn’t just broken the essay; it has exposed the hollow core of default assessment. To fix it,…

Jessica Hill
Scott Hayden
The Staffroom – opinion

What some of our students overcome is without compare

Grades don’t tell the whole story. For some students, just reaching the exam hall is a triumph – and…

Jessica Hill
David Murray
AI

FE leaders must work together on AI to deliver what students need

A sector-wide approach to AI is vital to overcome the barriers created by funding, time and capacity constraints

Jessica Hill
Keith Smith