workforce shortages

Nuclear needs people power

With one in three workers nearing retirement and too few recruits in the pipeline, the nuclear industry’s biggest challenge...

Jessica Hill
Mark Rouse
SEND

Ofsted inclusion 2.0: Making space for learners without EHCPs

Ofsted’s new inclusion rules demand that every educator – not just SENCos – adapts learning in real time. It’s...

Jessica Hill
Chris Quickfall
The Staffroom - opinion

When flags divide instead of unite, FE must help rebuild belonging

As national identity becomes a battleground, FE must show what true unity looks like: diverse, empathetic and brave enough...

Jessica Hill
Haroon Bashir
workforce development

Workforce development needed to achieve white paper’s tertiary vision

The post-16 education and skills white paper seeks a unified tertiary system but a single framework for teaching is...

Jessica Hill
Dr Katerina Kolyva
Apprenticeships

Changing how we deliver teaching will ease FE’s workforce crisis

Success with online learning during the delivery of bootcamps shows how a hybrid model can solve staffing shortages

Jessica Hill
Mark Dawe
Apprenticeships

White paper fails to put employers at the centre of our FE universe

The skills white paper sets out plenty of ideas, but no unifying vision. If skills are the engine of...

Jessica Hill
Ben Rowland
functional skills

Functional skills maths isn’t functional, and everyone knows it

When exam questions bear no resemblance to the maths problems of the workplace, young apprentices are set up to...

Jessica Hill
Sue Pittock
Skills reform

The post-16 white paper has the potential to deliver for businesses

Last week's white paper comes as Make UK’s latest research shows that three-quarters of manufacturers struggle to fill vacancies...

Shane Chowen
Robert Halfon
V Levels

New V Levels qualification must build on the best of BTECs

V Levels must build on BTEC’s proven strengths if they’re to deliver the workforce the UK needs

Jessica Hill
Freya Thomas Monk