NEETs Compulsory to 18? Too many still drop out at 16 A decade after raising the participation age, thousands of disadvantaged students still leave education at 16—and the gap with… Jessica Hill 16h Sam Tuckett 16h The Staffroom – opinion When words set you free: The transformative magic of free writing By embracing free writing, resit learners unlocked not just better English skills but reduced their anxiety and built resilience Jessica Hill 16h Jenni Roe and Ethan Catherall 16h community cohesion Amid online poison, colleges can’t defend cohesion alone National leadership, guidance and support is needed if young people are to be protected against online content driving division… Jessica Hill 2d Sunita Gordon 2d 14-16 provision The 14-16 funding gap is holding back technical education The industrial strategy promises to boost skills in key sectors. But while post-16 technical courses get extra funding, pre-16… Jessica Hill 3d Kate Ambrosi 3d specialist colleges How trust built a transformative education partnership When our college joined forces with another, we proved that innovation thrives on collaboration Jessica Hill 4d Lynette Barrett 4d GCSE resits Fixing resits requires fixing the system around them Persistent challenges face GCSE resit students and their teachers. If the sector is serious about improving outcomes, CPD, funding,… Jessica Hill 5d Emily Yeomans 5d College finance Let’s rethink what financial sustainability means for FE Colleges typically spend just 52% of income on teaching, support and admin and cost cuts have reached their limit Jessica Hill 6d Nick Pidgeon 6d Assessment, Skills reform Stop trying to make technical education look academic In the race for ‘simplicity’ in technical education, we forget that the labour market is anything but simple, writes… Shane Chowen 7d David Gallagher 7d AI AI Is rewriting tech careers – Can educators keep up? With AI roles expanding 3.6 times faster than other jobs, tech educators must pivot from static curricula to teaching… Jessica Hill 7d Rory James 7d Trauma-informed practice Is education policy ‘TIP’ing into a trauma-informed trap? From Knowsley’s failed ‘deschooling’ experiment to today’s trauma-informed practice (TIP) trends, education keeps repeating the same mistake: embracing radical… Jessica Hill 1w Alun Francis 1w The Staffroom – opinion How apprenticeship coaches can bridge the NEET gap ‘I’ve been where you are’: How lived experience in apprenticeship coaching can help make the shift from NEET to… Jessica Hill 1w Wasim Collins 1w skills divide The Great British skills mismatch Britain has never been more educated, yet skills mismatches, regional divides, and graduate overqualification threaten productivity Jessica Hill 1w Larissa Marioni 1w 1 2 3 4 5 6 240 Older
