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What does recruitment look like when under-16s leave social media?

Ruth Sparkes

Ruth Sparkes

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ESOL has been stuck in a literacy straitjacket for 25 years

Dr Philida Schellekens

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Call me old-fashioned but I’ll keep marking essays myself

David Murray

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David Murray
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The college of 2035 must prepare learners for a future we can’t predict

Robin Ghurbhurun

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Robin Ghurbhurun
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I thought I understood FE. Then I joined a general FE college

Chris Loveday

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Chris Loveday
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Why we’re bringing employers into education earlier

Laraine Moody

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More apprenticeships mean little if young people can’t complete them

Billy Huband-Thompson

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Colleges must help shape devolution, not simply adapt to it

David Hughes

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A murder trial changed my career – and how I see education

Lisa Stubbs

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Teaching English is the easiest part of my job

Jane Botros

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Don’t let the pursuit of rigour undermine vocational reform

Richard Harry

1w | Skills reform

The learning age never ended. The funding just dried up

Stephen Evans

1w | Adult education
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No plumbers, no homes: The skills crisis threatening Britain’s building ambitions

Chris Claydon

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Chris Claydon
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Misogyny is changing our classrooms – and colleges need help

Peter Ejedewe

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Peter Ejedewe
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Getting young people into jobs is only half the battle

Petra Wilton

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Fewer classes, fewer teachers, more time behind cell doors

Cassie Edmiston

2w | Prison education
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V Levels must earn trust A Levels built over generations

Andrew Parkin

2w | Assessment

Little for FE in the budget, but the hard choices are coming

Imran Tahir

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Automated apprenticeships: The money behind the machines

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Philip Le Feuvre: Human skills are key to the future at NCFE

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What apprentices may lose in the great AI efficiency race

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Can Kaynat Ahmad give FE students their voice back?

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