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11 June 2026

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The professionalisation of cheating should alarm every awarding body

Niamh Pierce

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1h | Assessment
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The UK has a commercialisation problem, not just a skills problem

Rob Marklove

1h | Skills reform
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Multiply programme showed us what works in adult numeracy

Alex Stevenson

1h | Adult education
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In defence of messy whiteboards

David Murray

1h | The Staffroom - opinion
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Sussex ruling is a warning shot for the OfS – not the end of the free speech debate

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1h | Colleges
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The solutions to the NEET crisis will not be neat

Ben Rowland

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This student artwork made me rethink burnout in today’s learners

Grace England

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If belonging is real, your data won’t look pretty

Craig Duggan

7d | Inclusion

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Adult education institutions are being dismantled by stealth

Dr Sue Pember

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The Milburn review is a watershed moment for FE

James Scott

7d | Skills reform
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I want to open up property careers to the people currently shut out

Lara Newman

7d | Careers
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Defunding Access to HE will shut out the students who need it most

Fabienne Bailey

2w | Adult education
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Past my best before. Not past my best

David Murray

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Green energy training needs joined up delivery

Paul Drew

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Paul Drew
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The future of learning isn’t academic or vocational – it’s both

Claire Foreman

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Level 6 apprenticeships matter to UK’s science and nuclear industries

Justine Fosh

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 We talk about employer engagement but leave learners unprepared

Imran Mir

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

David Hughes

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Facing a downhill march for bootcamp funding

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Giving his students a virtual reality check

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Movers & Shakers: Edition 537

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In defence of messy whiteboards

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The UK has a commercialisation problem, not just a skills problem
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The professionalisation of cheating should alarm every awarding body
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Sussex ruling is a warning shot for the OfS – not the end of the free speech debate
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Multiply programme showed us what works in adult numeracy
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