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 12h Graham Duxbury 12h Colleges FE and skills must be at the heart of curriculum reforms A coherent tertiary system requires FE to be a partner, not a passenger. To close attainment gaps and respond… Jessica Hill 2d Dr Katerina Kolyva 2d Colleges Our commission will use engagement as lead indicator for FE outcomes Colleges chase attendance data and retention rates long after learners have switched off, or staff have burned out. Our… Jessica Hill 3d Dr Rajbir Hazelwood 3d Ofsted Ofsted’s one-word grades were a ‘good’ way of explaining quality Now we’ve lost our simple shorthand, the task of communicating inspection results to the outside world just got much… Jessica Hill 4d Mark Dawe 4d Colleges The quiet power of FE, where second chances spark social change In South Devon our new social and community practice degree is training graduates to prevent harm, not just respond… Jessica Hill 5d Hannah Kam-Radcliffe 5d Skills reform It’s mayday for the skills sector under DWP The DWP’s inability to correct the disaster that has been the dynamic purchasing system for Jobcentres suggests the department… Jessica Hill 6d John McDonough 6d Skills reform We need to build a more inclusive future for the trades If the UK wants the trades to survive, it must finally confront the diversity crisis holding the sector back Jessica Hill 6d Clair Bradley 6d T Levels Let’s back T Levels to break the country’s skills deadlock With T Levels now delivering real skills for real jobs, we have a chance to keep talent rooted in… Jessica Hill 1w Dr Sam Rushworth 1w Apprenticeships Are assessment reforms a safety risk we can’t afford? The government’s drive to streamline apprenticeship assessment may look efficient on paper, but employers warn it risks dismantling the… Jessica Hill 1w Justine Fosh and Ann Watson 1w Apprenticeships The apprenticeships boost is not the game-changer SMEs need The Chancellor’s funding pledge for under-25 apprenticeships is welcome, but rising labour costs and missing incentives still leave small… Jessica Hill 1w Tina McKenzie 1w Apprenticeships Treasury is still skimming the levy while NEET numbers surge A narrow NEET policy won’t shift the dial – we need to go beyond providing a safety net for… Jessica Hill 1w Ben Rowland 1w SEND A youth guarantee that forgets SEND isn’t a guarantee at all If the youth guarantee fails to extend EHCP protections and invest in FE pathways to age 25, ministers will sabotage their own growth… Jessica Hill 1w Ben Bastin 1w 1 2 3 4 5 6 253 Older
