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28 May 2026

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Defunding Access to HE will shut out the students who need it most

Fabienne Bailey

Fabienne Bailey

48m | Adult education
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Past my best before. Not past my best

David Murray

48m | The Staffroom - opinion
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Green energy training needs joined up delivery

Paul Drew

48m | Skills reform
Paul Drew
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The future of learning isn’t academic or vocational – it’s both

Claire Foreman

48m | Higher education
Claire Foreman
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Level 6 apprenticeships matter to UK’s science and nuclear industries

Justine Fosh

48m | Apprenticeships
Justine Fosh
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 We talk about employer engagement but leave learners unprepared

Imran Mir

49m | Teaching

Colleges can do more to tackle the NEET challenge – if we let them

David Hughes

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Young people are ready for work. The system isn’t

Laura-Jane Rawlings

11h | Young people

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We want to end the snobbery around post-16 vocational routes

Jacqui Smith

7d | Skills reform
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I found my voice through lifelong learning – others deserve the same chance

Ed Balls

7d | Adult education
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Making apprenticeships a recovery route is creating more productivity problems

Charlotte Bosworth

7d | Apprenticeships

We can’t fix prison education without listening to its teachers

Tracy Littler

7d | Opinion
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Smaller steps could transform English and maths resits

Eddie Playfair

7d | Assessment
Eddie Playfair

Shakespeare for ESOL? It turns out it works

Esther Wilkey

2w | The Staffroom - opinion
Esther Wilkey
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AI is a mirror. FE must decide what it reflects

Scott Hayden

2w | Teaching
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We can’t tackle NEET numbers without fixing 16-19 funding

Sarah Waite

2w | Young people
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V Levels won’t fix vocational education – T Levels didn’t

Amelia Clayton

2w | Young people
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LSIPs are closing the skills gap, but the system’s still out of sync

Hannah Larsen

2w | Skills reform

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UCU Congress: Pooled votes backed for next teacher strike

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Defunding Access to HE will shut out the students who need it most

47m | Adult education
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Mayors hand £5.5m in capital grants to independent training providers

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Tees Valley cancels skills tender after legal challenge

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Day in the life: The community campus lead peddling a virtuous cycle for students
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Green energy training needs joined up delivery
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The future of learning isn’t academic or vocational – it’s both
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Level 6 apprenticeships matter to UK’s science and nuclear industries
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