Apprenticeships

Level 7 apprenticeship age restrictions are ridiculous barrier to growth

Age-based restrictions on Level 7 apprenticeships funding defy logic—leaving the NHS and industrial strategy in jeopardy while failing to…

Jessica Hill
Mandy Crawford-Lee
Functional skills

Adult functional skills axe makes change for under-19s more vital

There’s already evidence of employers favouring over-19s so we must look now at improving the functional skills offer for…

Jessica Hill
Kerry Boffey
Skills England

Don’t believe the hype – Skills England isn’t doomed to failure

Skills England has been dismissed as ‘stillborn’ but with collaboration between educators and employers it could be transformative

Jessica Hill
Dr Benjamin Silverstone
The Staffroom – opinion

We had to face facts, our college didn’t deliver what it needed to

Colleges around the country shared their experience to allow SCCB to refocus and bounce back

Jessica Hill
Kam Nandra
The Uncivil Servant

The AI evangelism is class war…this is the last chance to resist

Edtech bros push AI as the future of education. But when the hype fades, it’s disadvantaged students who will…

Jessica Hill
Andrew Otty
Colleges

‘Gateway’ colleges must be key to Labour’s growth plan

Now Lambeth College is a gateway institution it is unlocking careers by teaching essential skills and bridging the skills…

Jessica Hill
Professor David Phoenix


Young offender institutions

Locked-up young offenders know each other… now we know why

Research shows incarcerated children come from particular areas and many were in FE – and knowing this can help…

Jessica Hill
Natasha Porter
Adult education

Mayday for adult education this International Worker’s Day

We need to not just honour the past but demand a future for adult learning this May Day

Jessica Hill
Joanna Davidson
AI and finance

AI’s double-edged sword: Boosting finance, widening skills divide

AI promises to transform finance, but biased algorithms and a lack of diversity threaten progress

Jessica Hill
Anna Brailsford
The Staffroom – opinion

Inclusion must extend beyond FE students to staff

Now I’m thriving as a neurodivergent FE professional and championing greater workplace support for others

Jessica Hill
Leah Stone
Qualifications

Why it’s time for FE to flex its muscles

A growing health crisis means FE must level up its skills offering for health and fitness professionals

Jessica Hill
Lisa Skelton
Restorative practice

From vengeance to compassion: The conversation that shattered my hate

Meeting the boy who killed my brother showed me the impact of restorative justice – now I teach these…

Jessica Hill
Steve Wright