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

Claire Green

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13h | Skills reform
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New technical pathways for 14-year-olds could build on UTC model

Kate Ambrosi

21h | Skills reform

Burnham – parity of esteem starts with pay, not pathways

Lou Doyle

1d | Skills reform
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There’s a wall keeping jobless teenagers and employers apart

John Cope

2d | Young people
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The skills sector should embrace Burnham’s politics of disruption

Rob May

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Rob May
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Apprenticeship units must become an employer-led success

Jo Bishenden

6d | Apprenticeships
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Help us to save Britain’s lost boys

Peter Hyman

6d | Inclusion
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Conversations about skills happen in echo chambers

Mark Cameron

6d | skills policy

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FE has its power structure completely upside down

David Murray

6d | The Staffroom - opinion

Specialist FE belongs in Burnham’s Britain

Clare Howard

1w | Inclusion
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To fix apprenticeships we must back employers, not just fund them

Charlotte Bosworth

1w | Apprenticeships
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The career ladder is missing its first rung

Luke Bocock

1w | Careers
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AI might accelerate processes, but it can’t sit with ambiguity

Mitzi Danielson-Kaslik

1w | FE workforce
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Our new vocational model could shape future ESOL

Matt LuntRebecca Gooch

1w | The Staffroom - opinion
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Burnham could create a new dawn for further education and lifelong learning

Peter Scales

1w | Adult education

Hybrid assessment models are becoming essential for modern learners

Dr James Gupta

2w | Teaching
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Tutoring can help GCSE resit learners – but only if they turn up

Kathryn Davies

2w | Assessment
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England’s apprenticeship rethink should look across the Atlantic

Bruno V. Manno

2w | Apprenticeships

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

12h | Politics
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New technical pathways for 14-year-olds could build on UTC model

21h | Skills reform
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FE leaders drop their requests into Burnham’s in-tray

6d | 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