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13 July 2026

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Tutoring can help GCSE resit learners – but only if they turn up

Kathryn Davies

Kathryn Davies

4d | Assessment
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England’s apprenticeship rethink should look across the Atlantic

Bruno V. Manno

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AI’s biggest threat is to those trying to get their careers started

Dr Nikos Savvas

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Dr Nikos Savvas
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System needs to catch up with young people’s growing appetite for technical education

John Yarham

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John Yarham
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FE has lost something primary schools get right

Grace England

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Grace England

Rushing qualification reform risks deepening NEET crisis

Tim Bennett-Hart

6d | Awarding
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A pair of shoes taught me more about NEETs than any policy paper

Joe Crossley

1w | Skills reform
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Jobs we dismiss are often the ones that shape us

Luqman Ahmed

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Employer sign-off on behaviours is a chance to strengthen apprenticeships

Leanne Poole

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Burnham’s devolution agenda could transform the youth guarantee

Laura-Jane Rawlings

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Reform funding bands, but don’t sacrifice transparency

Sam Callear

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Manufacturing SMEs are being squeezed out of apprenticeships

Cathryn Moses-Stone

1w | Skills reform
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The future is hands-on: the labour market is finally catching up with FE

Alex McCann

1w | Careers
Alex McCann

Burnham’s speech: Groundhog Day rhetoric, Manchesterism in practice

John Cope

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John Cope

Education has lost the confidence of too many white working class families

David Hughes

2w | Colleges
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The problem with EDI-deology in education

Alun Francis

2w | Inclusion
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We need clear boundaries around parental access to learner data

Jess Pembroke

2w | Colleges
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T Levels are helping build NHS workforce pipeline

Richard Griffin

2w | Skills reform

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Trethewey guides AQA into the vocational skills landscape

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‘Bradford’s proper sexy’: The honey badger who transformed a college

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What would Andy Burnham in Number 10 mean for FE?

3w | Politics
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Giving his students a virtual reality check

11 Jun 2026 | Colleges
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‘We need to expect the unexpected’: Colleges brace for energy emergencies
4 Jun 2026 | Colleges
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Principal sums: 97 college chiefs now on £200k-plus packages
4 Jun 2026 | Colleges
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Day in the life: The community campus lead peddling a virtuous cycle for students
21 May 2026 | Colleges
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Inside the booming business of high-tech exam cheating
14 May 2026 | Assessment