AI A copy-and-paste into AI opens up a new shadowy world of risk For providers handling sensitive funding and learner data, invisible ‘shadow AI’ poses GDPR, security and reputational risks that can’t… Jessica Hill 21h Rien Sach 21h Colleges Colleges can play their part in getting more teens to vote Partnering with a local authority and election officers resulted in 1,000 Stockport students signing up to vote Jessica Hill 1d Michelle McLaughlin MBE 1d recruitment We’ll not alert Gen Z students to roles using dusty old job boards Schools must comply with the Baker Clause but the collapse of two job search websites underlines the need to… Jessica Hill 2d Sue Pittock 2d Skills challenge How we’re responding to Universal’s game-changing arrival A theme park is coming to our area, and with it, a tidal wave of 28,000 jobs. As Universal’s… Jessica Hill 3d Robin Webber-Jones 3d NEETs Compulsory to 18? Too many still drop out at 16 A decade after raising the participation age, thousands of disadvantaged students still leave education at 16—and the gap with… Jessica Hill 4d Sam Tuckett 4d The Staffroom – opinion When words set you free: The transformative magic of free writing By embracing free writing, resit learners unlocked not just better English skills but reduced their anxiety and built resilience Jessica Hill 4d Jenni Roe and Ethan Catherall 4d community cohesion Amid online poison, colleges can’t defend cohesion alone National leadership, guidance and support is needed if young people are to be protected against online content driving division… Jessica Hill 5d Sunita Gordon 5d 14-16 provision The 14-16 funding gap is holding back technical education The industrial strategy promises to boost skills in key sectors. But while post-16 technical courses get extra funding, pre-16… Jessica Hill 6d Kate Ambrosi 6d specialist colleges How trust built a transformative education partnership When our college joined forces with another, we proved that innovation thrives on collaboration Jessica Hill 7d Lynette Barrett 7d GCSE resits Fixing resits requires fixing the system around them Persistent challenges face GCSE resit students and their teachers. If the sector is serious about improving outcomes, CPD, funding,… Jessica Hill 1w Emily Yeomans 1w College finance Let’s rethink what financial sustainability means for FE Colleges typically spend just 52% of income on teaching, support and admin and cost cuts have reached their limit Jessica Hill 1w Nick Pidgeon 1w Assessment, Skills reform Stop trying to make technical education look academic In the race for ‘simplicity’ in technical education, we forget that the labour market is anything but simple, writes… Shane Chowen 1w David Gallagher 1w 1 2 3 4 5 6 240 Older
