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19 August 2026

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Colleges need students, not comms teams, running their TikTok

Phil Treagus-Evans

Phil Treagus-Evans

5d | Students
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Why are we still scared of tattooed teachers?

David Murray

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AI is our industrial revolution and FE must lead it

James Cook

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James Cook
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National employment support works better than postcode lotteries

Ian Ross

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Ian Ross
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FE must adapt to a new era of safeguarding

Gabi Walshaw

5d | Students
Gabi Walshaw
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Young people aren’t work-ready because nobody owns the handover

Stephanie MacpeppleHarshani Samaradiwakara

1w | Young people
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What we’ve learned from six years delivering T Levels

Jess Barwell

1w | Young people

Personalisation is FE’s next evolution

Lisa Nelson

1w | Opinion

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We’ve taught technical education from 14 since 2017 – the curriculum was the easy part

Laurence Frewin

1w | Young people
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Technical reform needs stability as much as ambition

Jeremy Benson

1w | Young people
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Student recruitment needs strategy, not just more content

Richard Watts

1w | Students

We need to stop selling courses and start building skills ecosystems

Sammy Shummo

2w | Skills reform
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FE and skills sector needs to get serious about its own pedagogy

Dan Williams

2w | The Staffroom - opinion
Dan Williams
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Technical education must become lifelong route to work

Mark Morrin

2w | Opinion
Mark Morrin
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ESOL is evolving, policy and funding must evolve with it

Phil Wilkinson

2w | Teaching
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Reform poses looming threat to ESOL we can’t ignore

Felix Norman

2w | Teaching
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V Levels aren’t the answer, and Burnham knows it

Andy Forbes

2w | Skills reform

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

Claire Green

2w | Skills reform

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Jewellery academy landlord forces liquidation

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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?

2w | Politics
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FE leaders drop their requests into Burnham’s in-tray

3w | 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
9 Jul 2026 | Long read
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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