Opinion, Uncategorized

Thank you to everyone in FE for your extraordinary efforts

Virtual visits during lockdown have revealed many excellent practices to tackle Covid-19 in colleges, writes Gillian Keegan There has...

Jess Staufenberg
Gillian Keegan
Opinion

Why urgent support is needed to address UK skills deficit

New incentives are needed for businesses to train their employees for a post-Covid world, writes Guglielmo Ventura With the...

Billy Camden
Guglielmo Ventura
Opinion

Staff must share their new resources with the whole sector

We need to identify and pool the ‘gems’ that staff have drummed up under lockdown, writes Linsey Taylor Prior...

Jess Staufenberg
Linsey Taylor
Opinion

Decade-long projects can truly make changes for BAME staff and learners

Funding projects with long-term goals have a better chance of improving diversity and inclusion, writes Janet Curtis-Broni As we...

Jess Staufenberg
Janet Curtis-Broni
Opinion, Uncategorized

We must not confuse competition with choice

For most other European countries, education is deemed too important to leave to market forces, writes David Corke Today...

Jess Staufenberg
David Corke
Opinion

This is why we should delay the white paper even longer

The government should start again with a green paper for an FE strategy that stands the test of time,...

Jess Staufenberg
Stephen Evans
Opinion

Advance notice of exam topics comes with problems too

The latest government intervention fails to take account of socio-economic inequalities, writes Rachael Booth This week we found out...

Jess Staufenberg
Rachael Booth
Opinion

Yes, but… no, but… Stop dithering – we need detail on the summer assessments

The Department for Education can’t delay any longer – contingencies and adaptations for next summer’s exams must be published...

Jess Staufenberg
Bill Watkin
Opinion

What colleges need to know about clinically extremely vulnerable staff

Colleges need to think about how they will deal with staff who won’t return to work because they’re worried...

Jess Staufenberg
Helen Dyke