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31 July 2026

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FE and skills sector needs to get serious about its own pedagogy

Dan Williams

Dan Williams

19h | The Staffroom - opinion
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Technical education must become lifelong route to work

Mark Morrin

19h | Opinion
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ESOL is evolving, policy and funding must evolve with it

Phil Wilkinson

19h | Teaching
Phil Wilkinson
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Reform poses looming threat to ESOL we can’t ignore

Felix Norman

19h | Teaching
Felix Norman
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V Levels aren’t the answer, and Burnham knows it

Andy Forbes

19h | Skills reform
Andy Forbes

Post-14 technical pathways could be transformational – but major questions remain

Claire Green

2d | Skills reform
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New technical pathways for 14-year-olds could build on UTC model

Kate Ambrosi

2d | Skills reform

Burnham – parity of esteem starts with pay, not pathways

Lou Doyle

3d | Skills reform

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There’s a wall keeping jobless teenagers and employers apart

John Cope

4d | Young people
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The skills sector should embrace Burnham’s politics of disruption

Rob May

7d | skills policy
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Apprenticeship units must become an employer-led success

Jo Bishenden

7d | Apprenticeships
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Help us to save Britain’s lost boys

Peter Hyman

7d | Inclusion
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Conversations about skills happen in echo chambers

Mark Cameron

7d | skills policy
Mark Cameron
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FE has its power structure completely upside down

David Murray

7d | The Staffroom - opinion
David Murray

Specialist FE belongs in Burnham’s Britain

Clare Howard

1w | Inclusion
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To fix apprenticeships we must back employers, not just fund them

Charlotte Bosworth

2w | Apprenticeships
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The career ladder is missing its first rung

Luke Bocock

2w | Careers
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AI might accelerate processes, but it can’t sit with ambiguity

Mitzi Danielson-Kaslik

2w | FE workforce

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SWAP job outcomes hit lowest rate as starts surge

19h | Adult education
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Colleges hit hard as high-cost HE funding withdrawn

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Meet the Greater Manchester mayoral hopefuls: what have they said about FE and skills?

1d | Politics
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V Levels aren’t the answer, and Burnham knows it

19h | Skills reform
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Reform poses looming threat to ESOL we can’t ignore
19h | Teaching
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FE and skills sector needs to get serious about its own pedagogy
19h | The Staffroom - opinion
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Technical education must become lifelong route to work
19h | Opinion
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ESOL is evolving, policy and funding must evolve with it
19h | Teaching