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

Grace England

Grace England

19h | The Staffroom - opinion
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If belonging is real, your data won’t look pretty

Craig Duggan

19h | Inclusion
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Adult education institutions are being dismantled by stealth

Dr Sue Pember

19h | Adult education
Dr Sue Pember
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The Milburn review is a watershed moment for FE

James Scott

19h | Skills reform
James Scott
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I want to open up property careers to the people currently shut out

Lara Newman

19h | Careers
Lara Newman
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Defunding Access to HE will shut out the students who need it most

Fabienne Bailey

7d | Adult education
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Past my best before. Not past my best

David Murray

7d | The Staffroom - opinion
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Green energy training needs joined up delivery

Paul Drew

7d | Skills reform

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

Claire Foreman

7d | Higher education
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Level 6 apprenticeships matter to UK’s science and nuclear industries

Justine Fosh

7d | Apprenticeships
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 We talk about employer engagement but leave learners unprepared

Imran Mir

7d | Teaching

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

David Hughes

1w | Young people

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

Laura-Jane Rawlings

1w | Young people
Laura-Jane Rawlings

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

Jacqui Smith

2w | Skills reform
Jacqui Smith
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I found my voice through lifelong learning – others deserve the same chance

Ed Balls

2w | Adult education
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Making apprenticeships a recovery route is creating more productivity problems

Charlotte Bosworth

2w | Apprenticeships

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

Tracy Littler

2w | Opinion
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Smaller steps could transform English and maths resits

Eddie Playfair

2w | Assessment

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‘We need to expect the unexpected’: Colleges brace for energy emergencies

19h | Colleges
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‘West Bacc’ qualification announced by Labour mayor

19h | Young people
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Units provider list widens despite quality concerns

19h | Apprenticeships
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Principal sums: 97 college chiefs now on £200k-plus packages

19h | Colleges
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If belonging is real, your data won’t look pretty
19h | Inclusion
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Movers & Shakers: Edition 536
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This student artwork made me rethink burnout in today’s learners
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I want to open up property careers to the people currently shut out
19h | Careers