Apprenticeships Treasury is still skimming the levy while NEET numbers surge A narrow NEET policy won’t shift the dial – we need to go beyond providing a safety net for… Jessica Hill 7h Ben Rowland 7h SEND A youth guarantee that forgets SEND isn’t a guarantee at all If the youth guarantee fails to extend EHCP protections and invest in FE pathways to age 25, ministers will sabotage their own growth… Jessica Hill 10h Ben Bastin 10h Prison education To rebuild lives prison teaching can’t be just English and maths The new Prison Education Service promised reform, but shrinking curriculums risk undoing progress. Enterprise education could be the key… Jessica Hill 11h David Morgan 11h Budget A budget that backs FE, delivered by a government that can’t stop undermining itself Today’s budget offers long-overdue wins for skills and apprenticeships, but the constant leaks, U-turns and mixed messages are throttling… Jessica Hill 1d Erika Marshall 1d Skills reform Our jobs market is changing faster than anyone expected – our skills system isn’t Our analysis shows millions of roles could vanish far earlier than predicted. Unless the UK builds a cradle-to-grave skills… Jessica Hill 1d Jude Hillary 1d Apprenticeships Let’s stop treating school apprenticeships as second-class training routes Apprenticeships have been overlooked in the education world, yet they’re quietly transforming how we recruit, train and retain talent Jessica Hill 1d Monique Macauley 1d The Staffroom – opinion If learners don’t feel they belong, they won’t engage Working in safeguarding means seeing both the barriers and the brilliance in young people. Our project is proving how… Jessica Hill 2d Carla Campbell 2d Skills funding Our economy won’t grow with almost 1m young people left behind Britain cannot rebuild its economy while a million young people are locked out of opportunity. This Budget must back… Jessica Hill 3d Sarah Smith MP 3d Colleges Training across borders works but we risk missing the boat Transnational education could be a powerful tool for exporting UK expertise and expanding access to quality training, but our… Jessica Hill 3d Dr. Rossi Vogler 3d Skills reform The skills system is broken because we keep fixing it in pieces Employers aren’t walking away from training – they’re being driven off by complexity, cost and constant reform Jessica Hill 5d Lindsay Conroy 5d Colleges White paper’s details pose a devilish problem for FE admin Just as Wells’ Martians were undone by what they overlooked, the post-16 white paper could be derailed by the… Jessica Hill 6d Ian Pryce 6d Skills reform FE isn’t built for sprinting, so don’t treat skills reform as a race At the AoC Conference, one message came through loud and clear: FE can’t absorb another whirlwind overhaul. Ministers want… Jessica Hill 6d Rob May 6d 1 2 3 4 5 6 252 Older