The Staffroom – opinion Learning a new language reminded me how hard it is for my ESOL students After 20 years of teaching, I thought I understood my learners’ struggles. Then I became a student again Jessica Hill 4mo Anna Galutowska 4mo Adult education We’re joining the dots to create lifelong learning in the North East Bringing higher education into the centre of regional planning is vital for the LLE to succeed, and we’re already… Jessica Hill 4mo Professor René Koglbauer 4mo Skills reform The construction industry can’t build the future without diversity Major housebuilding, infrastructure and retrofitting projects mean the construction industry must look wider to find new streams of workers Jessica Hill 4mo Annelee Roscoe 4mo Skills reform Lasting progress depends on a connected, durable skills system The success of Labour’s skills vision depends on whether it can create a system that’s stable, connected and built… Shane Chowen 4mo Rob Nitsch 4mo Inclusion SEND reforms for schools won’t solve FE’s high-needs problems If FE is made to take medicine for symptoms it is not suffering from, being bunched in with schools… Jessica Hill 4mo Ruth Perry 4mo Colleges, Training Providers An anti-fraud law for business has big implications for FE providers The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 raises the stakes for FE institutions. Senior managers and governors could… Jessica Hill 4mo Kamal Chauhan and Charlotte Cassells 4mo Colleges Three thousand voices spoke and what they said shocked us Our major learners’ survey revealed insights and concerns that aren’t available from national data Jessica Hill 4mo Vivienne Avery 4mo Apprenticeships Achievement rate is a broken metric. It’s time to judge apprenticeships by pass rates For too long, achievement rates have distorted what quality in apprenticeships really means, punishing providers who take risks and… Jessica Hill 4mo Daniel Waterhouse 4mo Colleges Rethinking PD: How colleges can build learning cultures A new guide offers evidence-based steps for leaders to design PD which inspires staff, drives improvement and transforms outcomes… Jessica Hill 4mo Kath Davies 4mo The Staffroom – opinion AI isn’t just for coders, it’s the new digital literacy every learner needs Barnsley College’s ‘Introduction to AI’ course shows how colleges can turn a perceived threat into a practical tool for… Jessica Hill 4mo Daniel Wright 4mo Skills reform Pat’s skills nightmare: The kitchen is on fire If Gordon Ramsay walked into today’s skills sector, he would be screaming. Funding is broken, bureaucracy is bloated and… Jessica Hill 5mo Mark Dawe 5mo Careers We need to rethink careers guidance for a changing generation Careers guidance in the UK is stuck in the past, leaving too many young people without pathways into meaningful… Jessica Hill 5mo Natasha Eason 5mo Newer 1 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 258 Older
