Apprenticeships

Apprenticeships: Bounce-back stalls and disparities persist

The post-pandemic bounce-back in apprenticeships starts doesn’t appear to be sustained and age disparities continue to widen, writes Lisa...

JL Dutaut
Lisa Morrison Coulthard
Qualifications, T Levels

Level 3 reform: Keegan is about to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory

Ending any consensus between politicians on level 3 reform could damage not just student choice, but also politicians' reputations,...

Shane Chowen
Tom Bewick
ESOL

How to ensure ESOL meets learners’ and employers’ needs

A pilot programme in Leicester has shown what ESOL provision can achieve and how to develop even more impactful...

JL Dutaut
Caroline Fox
GCSEs

GCSE re-sits: ‘Wrong’ grades drain students and resources

Ofqual’s own methodology shows the re-sits policy is wrongly affecting enough students to fill a moderately-sized stadium every season,...

JL Dutaut
Dennis Sherwood
GCSEs, The Staffroom - opinion

How to relieve Reflective Achievement Deficit Syndrome

Maths GCSE re-sit students don't need the subject to be more 'relevant', says Tom Broomhead. They need us to...

JL Dutaut
Tom Broomhead
Apprenticeships

Apprenticeships: A consultation to urgently accelerate uptake

Increasing apprenticeships uptake among young people is an urgent priority and a newly launched inquiry gives FE providers a...

JL Dutaut
Hilary Leevers
Apprenticeships

Qualifications in apprenticeships require informed debate

The new consultation on qualifications in apprenticeships is welcome, writes Terry Fennell, but its evidence base is skewed and...

JL Dutaut
Terry Fennell
SEND

Affordable ways to create enabling environments for learners with SEND

How we design interior and exterior spaces can have a profound effect on learners with SEND, writes Claire Mantle,...

JL Dutaut
Claire Mantle
Assessment

How to protect the validity of apprentice observation

Linda Martin sets out how independent assessors can uphold the validity of observation and ensure apprentices get the most...

JL Dutaut
Linda Martin