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…

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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

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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

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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
Skills England

Skills England must cut through the red tape to close our skills gaps

The new body must harness centralisation to implement faster changes, increasing flexibility in course design and delivery

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Anna Brailsford
Policy

We must look beyond competition to deliver the system change we need

One of the key ‘barriers to opportunity’ is our own, often justified tendency to erect fences around our…

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Dame Ann Limb


Sustainability

COP29: It’s time to embrace education’s vital climate role

The start of the global climate summit is an important reminder to the curriculum review panel and to the…

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Laurence Frewin
Policy

Jacqui Smith has spelled out a vision for FE we can all get behind

The skills minister’s keynote address to the Association of Colleges fills me with enthusiasm for the future of the…

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Sam Parrett
The Staffroom – opinion

Labour must end the scandal of FE teacher pay

Teachers have absorbed the blows of a decade funding cuts through their pay cheques and it’s hurting them, the…

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Anonymous
Apprenticeship levy

Labour can do much better than simply tweaking the levy

The government should learn the lessons from decades of levy forerunners to bring about a more fundamental re-modelling of…

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Graham Hasting-Evans and Jonathan Shaw
level 3

Our three recommendations to the government’s Level 3 review

The review must take students’ needs as its starting point to decide on the right mix of qualifications

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James Kewin
The Uncivil Servant

Why I won’t give up on our English GCSE resitters

English can be a powerful intervention for students’ mental health as well as their future prosperity. That’s why we…

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Andrew Otty