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30 October 2026

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No plumbers, no homes: The skills crisis threatening Britain’s building ambitions

Chris Claydon

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7h | Apprenticeships
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Misogyny is changing our classrooms – and colleges need help

Peter Ejedewe

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Getting young people into jobs is only half the battle

Petra Wilton

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Fewer classes, fewer teachers, more time behind cell doors

Cassie Edmiston

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Cassie Edmiston
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V Levels must earn trust A Levels built over generations

Andrew Parkin

7h | Assessment
Andrew Parkin

Little for FE in the budget, but the hard choices are coming

Imran Tahir

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Devolution must not treat London as the place that copes

Rob West

20h | Adult education

Colleges, don’t wait for all the answers on qualification reform

Shelley Brown

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Defining antisemitism won’t silence debate on Israel

Josh MacAlister

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FE can help turn the tap on for nursing’s leaky pipeline

Ella Reynolds

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Our students need more than hope in a world on fire

Dr Ruth Valerio

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The overlooked question in the NEETs debate: Who will hire them?

Emily Rock

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What I learned in my first 42 days as an FE lecturer

An FE college lecturer

7d | FE workforce
An FE college lecturer
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Don’t ban AI in FE classrooms, teach students how to use it

Dr Behrooz Javanmard

7d | The Staffroom - opinion
Dr Behrooz Javanmard

The tech sector is growing. Its entry-level opportunities aren’t

James Turner

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What Alan Milburn and I learned from the Dutch

David Hughes

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You can deliver a pizza. You don’t deliver learning

Lauran Kerr-Heraly

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Our AI marking tool is designed to challenge teachers, not replace them

Scott Hayden

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Can Kaynat Ahmad give FE students their voice back?

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Fewer classes, fewer teachers, more time behind cell doors

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Misogyny is changing our classrooms – and colleges need help

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No plumbers, no homes: The skills crisis threatening Britain’s building ambitions

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Getting young people into jobs is only half the battle
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V Levels must earn trust A Levels built over generations
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