Community

Why it’s time to recognise the work of colleges as social action leaders

New awards aim to recognise colleges for all the work they do that goes far beyond qualifications and transforms...

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Shelagh Legrave
supported internships

Colleges are key to closing employment gaps for young people with learning disabilities

Marking National Inclusion Week, the leaders of the Internship Works consortium urge providers to open their doors to supported...

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Julie Pointer and Laura Davis
supported internships

A supported internship changed my prospects and could help your learners too

Toseef Ahmed explains how his supported internship has been a win-win for him, his team and his employer

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Toseef Ahmed
Funding

If your skills strategy isn’t funding – it’s not worth talking about

However good a national skills strategy looks on paper, it simply can’t be delivered by a system on the...

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Mark Dawe
LSIPs

Employer partnerships are no longer enough to tackle the skills crisis 

LSIPs require us to look beyond competition between education providers to maximise investment and impact, explains Louise Wolsey

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Louise Wolsey
The Staffroom - opinion

How to embed ED&I into your everyday teaching and learning

All learners can benefit from an equality, diversity and inclusion mindset from their teachers, explains Faisal Arif. All it...

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Faisal Arif
Funding

Are private equity backers bad apples or golden eggs?

Anyone tempted by a potentially lucrative private-equity deal should carefully consider the incentives and the potential repercussions, writes Alex...

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Alex Lockey
Policy

Whitehall doesn’t know best – but devolution is harming skills policy

We need to end 'Whitehall knows best' while undoing the harms devolution is doing by dividing our efforts, says...

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Tom Bewick
Lifelong Learning

Awarding organisations are perfectly placed to break barriers to LLE 

Mary Curnock Cook reveals key recommendations to overcome hurdles on the way to launching the new lifelong learning entitlement

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Mary Curnock Cook