Skills reform

Welcome to Skills England, our new puppeteer

Have we just gone from Cincerella sector to... Pinocchio sector?

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Josh Spears
Skills reform

How Skills England can avoid the political scrapheap

To avoid the (i)fate of its predecessors, Skills England needs independence, a wide remit and clear powers to make...

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Stephen Evans
Colleges, Young people

The budget could bake in government inefficiency, unless…

The chancellor’s plan to cut spending review periods down to two years is a recipe for poor decision-making. Just...

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Andrew Otty
Skills reform

Is Skills England looking through the policy lens backwards?

The new sector body is set to become another noble endeavour to simplify the unsimplifiable while leaving the real...

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Mark Dawe
Young people

The ‘opportunity mission’ is alive in Hull – and should be nationally

Amid the crises facing secondary education, FE has an opportunity to craft a purposeful, skills-based education for all who...

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Ben Lydon
Skills reform

Vocational reforms must differentiate between education and training

Clearly defining the two and developing policies accordingly is crucial for future-proofing our skills system

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Freya Thomas Monk
The Staffroom - opinion

The Staffroom: Make this month Black LGBTQ History Month

This Black History Month’s theme is ‘reclaiming narratives’ - so let's reclaim the crucial role of Black LGBTQ history-makers...

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Faisal Arif
Young people

Five priorities for the Francis review to power up skills

Drawing on Edge Foundation’s research, here's how the curriculum and assessment review could make our skills system the envy...

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Olly Newton
Young people

What FE wants from the curriculum review (and beyond)

Colleges will benefit greatly from an improved curriculum offer along these lines, but this review alone can’t fix all...

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Anne Murdoch