Higher education

Is the Teaching Excellence Framework useful – or just another audit burden?

FE providers already evidencing excellence might not need another framework, writes Stephen Corbett The introduction of the Teaching Excellence...

Jess Staufenberg
Stephen Corbett
Opinion

Focus on adult education is promising – but lacks ambition

It is also surprising the levelling up white paper has so little to say on green skills, write Aveek...

Jess Staufenberg
Aveek Bhattacharya and Amy Norman
Levelling Up

Elite sixth forms: is there room for optimism?

Let’s have ‘elite sixth forms’ for hospitality, catering, caring and so on, writes Ben Gadsby My New Year’s resolution...

Jess Staufenberg
Ben Gadsby
Levelling Up

Levelling Up: Ambushed by waffle 

Editorial: Has the levelling up white paper lived up to the hype for FE and skills?

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Opinion

Disabled students are still being segregated within FE institutions

Funding to support SEND learners is being used to separate them from peers, writes Simone Aspis You may or...

Jess Staufenberg
Simone Aspis
Apprenticeships

Switching off Treasury cash for apprenticeships is a big mistake

Many of the same problems plague the apprenticeships system as a decade ago. We need a big review, writes...

Jess Staufenberg
Tom Bewick
The Staffroom - opinion

Colleges should consider a forest school on campus

Time outdoors develops confidence and communication in learners, writes James Plant The concept of forest schools has grown in...

Jess Staufenberg
James Plant
Opinion

The new TEF proposals could punish inclusive providers

The Teaching Excellence Framework has great potential – but new baseline measures could put FE-HE partnerships at risk, writes...

Jess Staufenberg
Professor David Phoenix
Skills reform

The real revolution in the white paper was taking teaching seriously

Without high-quality teaching, solving the skills challenge is just a pipedream, writes David Russell Last week saw a range...

Jess Staufenberg
David Russell