The Staffroom - opinion

We need to talk about being a parent in FE

Trying to do the best by your child, and your class, often come into conflict with one another, writes...

Jess Staufenberg
Charlotte Marshall
Higher education, T Levels

Universities are stuck between a rock and a hard place on T Levels

Accepting students with T Levels is more complicated than it looks, writes Nick Hillman There is just one objective...

Jess Staufenberg
Nick Hillman
Higher education, T Levels

T Level mess is not a good look for universities – here’s what they should do

The HE sector needs to engage with the Department for Education and FE providers quickly, writes Mary Curnock Cook...

Jess Staufenberg
Mary Curnock Cook
Levelling Up

Here are 5 targets for the levelling-up white paper

This next white paper is critically important. Ministers must focus on the right measures, writes Naomi Clayton The long-awaited...

Jess Staufenberg
Naomi Clayton
Skills reform

The FE white paper has galvanised support for the sector

The government still needs a national strategy but there are positive signs, writes David Hughes A year on from...

Jess Staufenberg
David Hughes
Skills reform

The white paper was promising – but why are ITPs still fighting for recognition?

Research out next month will prove the value of independent training providers, writes Jane Hickie The past year saw...

Jess Staufenberg
Jane Hickie
Skills reform

The skills bill is the blueprint for transforming the country

Apprenticeships are extraordinarily popular – and more progress is being made from the skills bill, writes Alex Burghart Skills...

Jess Staufenberg
Alex Burghart MP
Skills reform

The skills white paper: too much rhetoric, too little action

A lack of movement is causing planning blight and eroding the skills landscape, writes Sue Pember In January 2021,...

Jess Staufenberg
Sue Pember
Opinion

I wish FE offered a broader range of subjects to study

Students should be able to study what interests them, instead of the subjects the system prefers them to pursue,...

Jess Staufenberg
Aaliyah Kennedy