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4 August 2026

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FE and skills sector needs to get serious about its own pedagogy

Dan Williams

Dan Williams

4d | The Staffroom - opinion
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Technical education must become lifelong route to work

Mark Morrin

4d | Opinion
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ESOL is evolving, policy and funding must evolve with it

Phil Wilkinson

4d | Teaching
Phil Wilkinson
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Reform poses looming threat to ESOL we can’t ignore

Felix Norman

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Felix Norman
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V Levels aren’t the answer, and Burnham knows it

Andy Forbes

4d | Skills reform
Andy Forbes

Post-14 technical pathways could be transformational – but major questions remain

Claire Green

5d | Skills reform
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New technical pathways for 14-year-olds could build on UTC model

Kate Ambrosi

6d | Skills reform

Burnham – parity of esteem starts with pay, not pathways

Lou Doyle

7d | Skills reform

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There’s a wall keeping jobless teenagers and employers apart

John Cope

7d | Young people
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The skills sector should embrace Burnham’s politics of disruption

Rob May

1w | skills policy
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Apprenticeship units must become an employer-led success

Jo Bishenden

1w | Apprenticeships
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Help us to save Britain’s lost boys

Peter Hyman

1w | Inclusion
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Conversations about skills happen in echo chambers

Mark Cameron

1w | skills policy
Mark Cameron
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FE has its power structure completely upside down

David Murray

1w | The Staffroom - opinion
David Murray

Specialist FE belongs in Burnham’s Britain

Clare Howard

2w | Inclusion
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To fix apprenticeships we must back employers, not just fund them

Charlotte Bosworth

2w | Apprenticeships
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The career ladder is missing its first rung

Luke Bocock

2w | Careers
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AI might accelerate processes, but it can’t sit with ambiguity

Mitzi Danielson-Kaslik

2w | FE workforce

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SWAP job outcomes hit lowest rate as starts surge

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Meet the Greater Manchester mayoral hopefuls: what have they said about FE and skills?

5d | Politics
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FE leaders drop their requests into Burnham’s in-tray

1w | Politics
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Waite and see… Get Further boss and her insights on Powell and Milburn

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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
25 Jun 2026 | Colleges
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What would Andy Burnham in Number 10 mean for FE?
19 Jun 2026 | Politics
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Giving his students a virtual reality check
11 Jun 2026 | Colleges