The Staffroom – opinion

AI will provide the fake evidence that wrecks teachers’ lives

The technology is out there for students with a grudge to unleash hell, so why aren’t ministers and unions…

Jessica Hill
David Murray
Society

Letter to the editor: Protecting British values in education

As college leaders, we call on the sector to speak out, protect learners and defend British values against far-right…

Shane Chowen
Nikos Savvas and Palvinder Singh
Skills reform

Fake cards, real risks: building sites need digital skills passports

We shouldn’t be relying on plastic CSCS cards to stop corruption and ensure safety when a secure digital alternative…

Jessica Hill
Paul Devlin
NEETs

Milburn’s the man to make us think differently about NEETs

If Alan Milburn’s review into NEETs is to trigger lasting change, it must challenge the language, systems and silos…

Jessica Hill
Lee Elliot Major
Adult education

What Victorian philanthropists can teach today’s FE policymakers

The Victorians built an adult education model rooted in equality and civic renewal – in this fractured era their…

Jessica Hill
Tom Schuller
Lifelong Learning

We need a ‘UCAS for adults’ and the DWP can help develop it

A comprehensive national careers advice service, backed by skilled professionals, could do more for lifelong learning than any new…

Jessica Hill
Andy Forbes


16-19, Qualifications, Skills reform

We need to deliver a new V Level vision for Level 3

The new qualification family promises to simplify the post-16 landscape, but success will depend on how well we protect…

Jessica Hill
Lisa O’Loughlin and John Laramy
workforce shortages

Nuclear needs people power

With one in three workers nearing retirement and too few recruits in the pipeline, the nuclear industry’s biggest challenge…

Jessica Hill
Mark Rouse
SEND

Ofsted inclusion 2.0: Making space for learners without EHCPs

Ofsted’s new inclusion rules demand that every educator – not just SENCos – adapts learning in real time. It’s…

Jessica Hill
Chris Quickfall
The Staffroom – opinion

When flags divide instead of unite, FE must help rebuild belonging

As national identity becomes a battleground, FE must show what true unity looks like: diverse, empathetic and brave enough…

Jessica Hill
Haroon Bashir
Higher education, Skills reform

Don’t knock pathways – they’re a front door to higher education

Foundation years and CertHEs suffer an image problem, but they foster collaboration between FE and HE and ensure students…

Jessica Hill
Gianina Harvey-Brewin
workforce development

Workforce development needed to achieve white paper’s tertiary vision

The post-16 education and skills white paper seeks a unified tertiary system but a single framework for teaching is…

Jessica Hill
Dr Katerina Kolyva