Skills reform Diplomas get a reprieve, and learners avoid the gap The government’s decision to pause the defunding of diplomas and extended diplomas is a major victory for common sense Jessica Hill 2h James Kewin 2h Colleges Three pathways, one goal: Getting young people back on track Our phased transition to new qualifications will provide the certainty providers need, while ensuring no young person falls through… Jessica Hill 2h Jacqui smith 2h Teaching As we enter age of agentic AI everyone becomes a manager The next phase of AI shifts human value away from execution and towards judgment, goal clarity and oversight –… Jessica Hill 1d Michael Webb 1d Inclusion SEND reforms are another burden that could make teachers boil over Reforms promise inclusion and high standards, but quietly shift yet more responsibility onto college staff already under strain Jessica Hill 1d James Scott 1d Colleges FE needs senior women to share their real stories In FE, women don’t lack ambition or ability but honest stories about what senior leadership really looks like Jessica Hill 2d Dr Rebecca Gater and Joanna Stokes 2d The Staffroom – opinion Year in construction is teaching me how we can build up women My course is a pause after burning out at medical school and it’s shown me that feelings of belonging… Jessica Hill 3d Ropsana Khanom 3d Higher education, Young people Old-school class snobbery will not solve the university funding crisis Dismissing students with vocational entry qualifications as ‘not really capable of graduating’ is steeped in prejudice, not evidence, writes… Shane Chowen 4d Hannah McCarthy 4d Teaching Teacher training reform is being built with genuine collaboration The FE initial teacher education reforms are proving a rare thing in education policy: change shaped with the sector,… Jessica Hill 4d Dr Dan Williams 4d Politics I’ll say it in plain English…cutting ESOL damages us all Lincolnshire’s move to cut English language learning for non-English speakers won’t help the region’s economy, and a literacy programme… Jessica Hill 5d Diana Sutton 5d Teaching AI training is of limited use if staff can’t safely use the tech The government’s short courses may spread awareness, but without deep, work-based learning workers risk being fluent in tools but… Jessica Hill 5d Jo Bishenden 5d Apprenticeships Stop relying on day release to achieve apprenticeship growth Structured block release of learners creates momentum, cohesion and results that day release can’t match Jessica Hill 6d John Evans OBE 6d The Staffroom – opinion Chance to step back revealed a hard lesson in student soft skills Time to reflect is often the first thing educators lose, but my fellowship research upended assumptions about my T… Jessica Hill 1w Claire Wood 1w 1 2 3 4 5 6 260 Older
