Apprenticeships

Start broad and end narrow as a blueprint for apprenticeships

Let’s turn apprenticeships ‘ladder’ into a fruit-bearing tree with root and branch reform

Jessica Hill
Jonathan Bourne
Governance

Governor recruitment is a challenge – but with solutions 

Recruiting skilled and diverse governors is one of the biggest challenges facing FE colleges today

Jessica Hill
Rob Lawson
Apprenticeships

The long and short of it is apprenticeships must deliver

Whatever their length, apprenticeships should be designed and delivered to develop occupational competence

Jessica Hill
Dr Fiona Aldridge
The Staffroom – opinion

NEETs are turning a corner with our passport out of deprivation

A curriculum programme tailored to some of the hardest-to-reach young people should be expanded beyond Leeds and the West…

Jessica Hill
Stuart Allen
Curriculum and assessment review

Curriculum review could transform opportunities for disadvantaged

By embedding essential skills into education, the government can unlock social mobility

Jessica Hill
Robert Craig
Skills reform

Small is beautiful for learners tackling microcredentials

As rising tuition costs and shifting workforce demands reshape education, microcredentials are emerging as a flexible alternative

Jessica Hill
Rob Telfer


T Levels

Universities are unlocking T Level industry placement opportunities

Universities are on the front foot in providing T Level work placements

Jessica Hill
Jo Hartley-Metcalfe
Colleges

Colleges need a new approach to staffing

Five changes to deliver a more resilient, effective college workforce

Jessica Hill
James Schofield
GCSE resits

It’s time for a resits rethink

By rethinking how we approach English and maths resits, we can break the cycle of repeated failure

Jessica Hill
Freya Thomas Monk
end-point assessment

Give stakeholders a voice in end-point assessment reforms

The DfE’s new end-point assessment principles provide an opportunity for improvement – if there’s commitment to a collective approach

Jessica Hill
Kelle McQuade and Steve Smith
Apprenticeships

Apprenticeships reform could weaken social mobility impact

Apprenticeships are often hailed as a vehicle for social mobility, but the reality is more complex

Jessica Hill
Alun Francis
Construction

There’s no simple answer to trainer shortages, so don’t seek one

We’re exploring new pathways to tackle the construction industry’s trainer and assessor shortage but there’s no easy fix

Jessica Hill
Wendy Osborn