Skills reform

Scrapping smaller level 2 qualifications would be a national disaster

Many of the small qualifications the government wants to scrap are the best stepping stones for vulnerable individuals, warns...

Jess Staufenberg
Adrian Grove
Skills reform

Local skills improvement plans: What the trailblazer reports look like

Spanning over 500 pages in total, the “trailblazer” local skills improvement plans – a key plank of the government’s...

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Climate Change

SMEs lack incentive to invest in green skills

Not much is in place to encourage smaller construction businesses to go green, write Andrea Laczik and Kat Emms...

Jess Staufenberg
Andrea Laczik and Kat Emms
Apprenticeships

Don’t solely blame ‘the careers system’ for low apprenticeship starts 

Many of the issues putting young people off apprenticeships are in the control of employers and providers, not careers...

Jess Staufenberg
Laura-Jane Rawlings
SEND

Digitising EHCPs does not solve the huge waiting lists for them

Students are still desperately waiting for education, health and care plans – and this support should continue into HE...

Jess Staufenberg
Sam Parrett
Skills reform

The skills bill endgame ushers in a new age of paternalism

The skills bill brings to a head over four decades of state-ist beliefs, writes Tom Bewick The skills bill...

Jess Staufenberg
Tom Bewick
The Staffroom - opinion

Focus on vocabulary, and you improve attainment across subjects

Staff can prevent ESOL learners from needing to stay an extra year if they get targeted vocabulary interventions early,...

Jess Staufenberg
Saqib Brook
Devolution

Let’s have a new era of skills devolution to local leaders

Being given responsibility for the AEB has allowed City Hall to drive an increase in Londoners retraining, writes Jules...

Jess Staufenberg
Jules Pipe
SEND

Specialist SEND colleges go unmentioned in the green paper – that must change

The government should mandate local authorities to include specialist colleges in the new inclusion plans, writes Clare Howard Nadhim...

Jess Staufenberg
Clare Howard