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 2h David Gallagher 2h AI AI Is rewriting tech careers – Can educators keep up? With AI roles expanding 3.6 times faster than other jobs, tech educators must pivot from static curricula to teaching… Jessica Hill 4h Rory James 4h Trauma-informed practice Is education policy ‘TIP’ing into a trauma-informed trap? From Knowsley’s failed ‘deschooling’ experiment to today’s trauma-informed practice (TIP) trends, education keeps repeating the same mistake: embracing radical… Jessica Hill 1d Alun Francis 1d The Staffroom – opinion How apprenticeship coaches can bridge the NEET gap ‘I’ve been where you are’: How lived experience in apprenticeship coaching can help make the shift from NEET to… Jessica Hill 1d Wasim Collins 1d skills divide The Great British skills mismatch Britain has never been more educated, yet skills mismatches, regional divides, and graduate overqualification threaten productivity Jessica Hill 2d Larissa Marioni 2d Diversity From blind hiring to flexible work: How FE can fix workplace exclusion Ethnic minority communities are being left behind by employers. We need to close the employment gap Jessica Hill 4d Dr Jane Lewis 4d Skills reform One year in, Labour’s skills revolution is feeling hollow Skills were meant to be at the heart of Labour’s economic revival. Yet, after a year of bureaucratic tweaks… Jessica Hill 5d Tom Bewick 5d College governance We need to learn lessons from Weston debacle before we move on The Weston College scandal damaged trust in FE, but it also forced a reckoning on governance. With compliance under… Jessica Hill 5d Ian Valvona 5d Skills shortages Power crisis: the UK’s infrastructure boom could stall before it starts The government wants to build more homes, greener energy, and major infrastructure – but a fast-declining electrical workforce could… Jessica Hill 6d Chris Claydon 6d entry level roles Jeremy Hunt is wrong if he thinks entry level roles aren’t vital Despite fears that AI will eliminate entry-level jobs, demand for them remains strong in the accountancy sector. But outdated… Jessica Hill 1w Clare Dye 1w The Staffroom – opinion Colleges should be civil society guardians in a more uncivil world As populism rises and trust in institutions crumbles, FE colleges are quietly doing the vital work of rebuilding civil… Jessica Hill 1w Henry Taylor-Toone 1w Adult education It’s wrong that nobody knows if the adult skills fund actually works Unlike apprenticeships, adult skills funding operates in a data black hole. Should the grant-allocated system in adult education be… Jessica Hill 1w Aidan Relf 1w 1 2 3 4 5 6 239 Older