Colleges How a £25m crisis and intervention forced us to rebuild – and made Brooklands stronger Six years under FE Commissioner intervention pushed our college to the brink. But the debt, disruption and scrutiny forged… Jessica Hill 13h Christine Ricketts 13h Colleges When you look, suicide dangers are everywhere in our colleges Given the numbers of students who take their own lives, we must seek answers to the crisis unfolding across… Jessica Hill 2d David Murray 2d LSIPs What LSIPs need to cut through the noise and make an impact in 2026 With new guidance and a crowded policy landscape, the next wave of LSIPs must cut through competing priorities and… Jessica Hill 3d James Farr 3d ESOL ESOL addresses skills shortages; cutting it’s counterproductive National policy around improving people’s English needs a sharper focus or it risks being undermined by opposition at regional… Jessica Hill 5d Diana Sutton 5d SEND If everyone is a SEND teacher FE needs to train them, and fast Recruits arrive with little training in inclusive pedagogy. As Ofsted raises the bar on SEND provision, the government must… Jessica Hill 6d Sophie Kuttschreuter and Hannah Thomas 6d SEND Specialist colleges transform lives yet remain invisible in policy For many young people, specialist FE is the first place where education truly works. But without regulatory recognition, equitable… Jessica Hill 7d Ben Bastin 7d Work experience Work experience gap is a driver of inequality we cannot ignore Government, national and local, employers, schools and colleges need to pull in the same direction, amplifying the importance of… Jessica Hill 1w John Yarham 1w youth guarantee Let’s ensure this youth guarantee works for every young person The government has finally put serious investment behind young people. Now the FE sector, employers and local systems must… Jessica Hill 1w Laura-Jane Rawlings 1w The Staffroom – opinion FE says it celebrates diversity, but where are the Black leaders? Until Black history is embedded across learning, and not confined to one week in October, students risk not fully… Jessica Hill 1w Eli Turay 1w T Levels Focus on T Level shortcomings gives hope for ‘T’ and ‘V’ system While V Levels simplify choice for learners and employers, work to ensure T Levels fill the space left by… Jessica Hill 1w David Rowley 1w Colleges We need to stop leaving life skills to chance Unless financial and enterprise skills become core, not optional post-16, the gap between education and employment will keep widening Jessica Hill 1w Sarah Porretta 1w Opinion A youth guarantee isn’t enough without a green skills guarantee Subsidised jobs might ease the NEET numbers, but without investment in youth work, training options below Level 3 and… Jessica Hill 2w Graham Duxbury 2w 1 2 3 4 5 6 254 Older
