Policy

The government has made a strong case for investing in further education

Delivering the Get Britain Working white paper will require investment in a sector that’s ideally placed to help NEET…

JL Dutaut
Stephen Evans
Research

Our new trial could change the fortunes of your resit learners

A trial to study the effects of tuition on resitters is a rare occasion to make the case for…

JL Dutaut
Sarah Waite
Degree apprenticeships

Degree apprenticeship policy must be driven by evidence

Government must make its decisions based on facts, not myths of fat-cat executives and middle-class capture of apprenticeships

JL Dutaut
Elizabeth Gorb
Budget

Skills policy should be informed by social return on investment

A social return on investment approach could empower the treasury to make smarter decisions about education and skills policies

JL Dutaut
Jo Bishenden
The Staffroom – opinion

Reconnecting learners with English as a language art

A poetry competition is just the thing to bring English language to new life for disaffected learners

JL Dutaut
Philip Trivett
Estates

Government must unleash ITPs to beat the population bulge

A temporary bulge in the number of 16- to 19-year-olds is a looming challenge, but Leeds is leading the…

JL Dutaut
Ben Rowland


The Uncivil Servant

What would-be assessment reformers can learn from Just Dance

Writing me off as a non-dancer was a nonsense. So is writing off any teenager’s potential for reading, writing…

JL Dutaut
Andrew Otty
Finance

Labour must release capital funding from its political stranglehold

The budget’s billion-pound capital spending announcement will not meet the sector’s needs. Colleges must be allowed to borrow again

JL Dutaut
Jacquie Carman
Policy

Good work: What young people really want from labour reforms

Young voices must be part of the government’s considerations in the development of their employment measures. Here’s what they…

JL Dutaut
Barry Fletcher
Apprenticeships

Level 7 at the crossroads: lessons from solicitor apprenticeships

Solicitor apprenticeships prove such higher-level courses deliver a range of social and economic benefits in line with government ambitions

JL Dutaut
Charles Peter
The Staffroom – opinion

How we’re supporting NEET learners at Harlow College 

Our programme to re-engage young people with education is proving both popular and successful. Here’s how it works

JL Dutaut
Sophie Evans and Tracy Mucci
Apprenticeships

Industry and FE must collaborate to make levy reform work

The growth and skills levy’s increased flexibility presents potential drawbacks as well as benefits

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Annelee Roscoe