Budget

A Budget that backs FE, delivered by a government that can’t stop undermining itself

Today’s Budget offers long-overdue wins for skills and apprenticeships, but the constant leaks, U-turns and mixed messages are throttling...

Jessica Hill
Erika Marshall
Skills reform

Our jobs market is changing faster than anyone expected – our skills system isn’t

Our analysis shows millions of roles could vanish far earlier than predicted. Unless the UK builds a cradle-to-grave skills...

Jessica Hill
Jude Hillary
Skills funding

Our economy won’t grow with almost 1m young people left behind

Britain cannot rebuild its economy while a million young people are locked out of opportunity. This Budget must back...

Jessica Hill
Sarah Smith MP
Skills reform

FE isn’t built for sprinting, so don’t treat skills reform as a race

At the AoC Conference, one message came through loud and clear: FE can’t absorb another whirlwind overhaul. Ministers want...

Jessica Hill
Rob May
Skills reform

The skills system is broken because we keep fixing it in pieces

Employers aren’t walking away from training – they’re being driven off by complexity, cost and constant reform

Jessica Hill
Lindsay Conroy
The Staffroom - opinion

If learners don’t feel they belong, they won’t engage

Working in safeguarding means seeing both the barriers and the brilliance in young people. Our project is proving how...

Jessica Hill
Carla Campbell
Colleges

Training across borders works but we risk missing the boat

Transnational education could be a powerful tool for exporting UK expertise and expanding access to quality training, but our...

Jessica Hill
Dr. Rossi Vogler
Colleges

White paper’s details pose a devilish problem for FE admin

Just as Wells’ Martians were undone by what they overlooked, the post-16 white paper could be derailed by the...

Jessica Hill
Ian Pryce
Apprenticeships

Let’s stop treating school apprenticeships as second-class training routes

Apprenticeships have been overlooked in the education world, yet they’re quietly transforming how we recruit, train and retain talent

Jessica Hill
Monique Macauley