Work experience Work experience gap is a driver of inequality we cannot ignore Government, national and local, employers, schools and colleges need to pull in the same direction, amplifying the importance of… Jessica Hill 3h John Yarham 3h youth guarantee Let’s ensure this youth guarantee works for every young person The government has finally put serious investment behind young people. Now the FE sector, employers and local systems must… Jessica Hill 20h Laura-Jane Rawlings 20h The Staffroom – opinion FE says it celebrates diversity, but where are the Black leaders? Until Black history is embedded across learning, and not confined to one week in October, students risk not fully… Jessica Hill 1d Eli Turay 1d T Levels Focus on T Level shortcomings gives hope for ‘T’ and ‘V’ system While V Levels simplify choice for learners and employers, work to ensure T Levels fill the space left by… Jessica Hill 2d David Rowley 2d Colleges We need to stop leaving life skills to chance Unless financial and enterprise skills become core, not optional post-16, the gap between education and employment will keep widening Jessica Hill 3d Sarah Porretta 3d Opinion A youth guarantee isn’t enough without a green skills guarantee Subsidised jobs might ease the NEET numbers, but without investment in youth work, training options below Level 3 and… Jessica Hill 4d Graham Duxbury 4d Colleges FE and skills must be at the heart of curriculum reforms A coherent tertiary system requires FE to be a partner, not a passenger. To close attainment gaps and respond… Jessica Hill 5d Dr Katerina Kolyva 5d Colleges Our commission will use engagement as lead indicator for FE outcomes Colleges chase attendance data and retention rates long after learners have switched off, or staff have burned out. Our… Jessica Hill 6d Dr Rajbir Hazelwood 6d Ofsted Ofsted’s one-word grades were a ‘good’ way of explaining quality Now we’ve lost our simple shorthand, the task of communicating inspection results to the outside world just got much… Jessica Hill 1w Mark Dawe 1w Colleges The quiet power of FE, where second chances spark social change In South Devon our new social and community practice degree is training graduates to prevent harm, not just respond… Jessica Hill 1w Hannah Kam-Radcliffe 1w Skills reform It’s mayday for the skills sector under DWP The DWP’s inability to correct the disaster that has been the dynamic purchasing system for Jobcentres suggests the department… Jessica Hill 1w John McDonough 1w Skills reform We need to build a more inclusive future for the trades If the UK wants the trades to survive, it must finally confront the diversity crisis holding the sector back Jessica Hill 1w Clair Bradley 1w 1 2 3 4 5 6 253 Older
