Party Conferences 2023

Colleges should cautiously embrace the Advanced British Standard

Rishi Sunak’s long-term plan to merge A-levels and T Levels can only succeed with a plan for funding, staffing…

Shane Chowen
Jackie Grubb
Party Conferences 2023

Advanced BS? Perhaps, but hot dog, there’s good news for skills too

The prime minister’s announcement shows commitment to fixing the mistakes of the past – whoever was responsible for them,…

Shane Chowen
Jonathan Simons
Staffroom – Opinion

I have the answer to better classroom practice. Steal it if you’re busy

A system that’s hard-wired for fast thinking won’t help teachers or learners improve

JL Dutaut
Dan Williams
supported internships

A supported internship changed my prospects and could help your learners too

Toseef Ahmed explains how his supported internship has been a win-win for him, his team and his employer

JL Dutaut
Toseef Ahmed
supported internships

Colleges are key to closing employment gaps for young people with learning disabilities

Marking National Inclusion Week, the leaders of the Internship Works consortium urge providers to open their doors to supported…

JL Dutaut
Julie Pointer and Laura Davis
Funding

Why it’s easier than ever for employers to take on apprentices

Rupert Crossland digests the apprenticehip rule changes for this year and finds an emerging trend

JL Dutaut
Rupert Crossland


Funding

If your skills strategy isn’t funding – it’s not worth talking about

However good a national skills strategy looks on paper, it simply can’t be delivered by a system on the…

JL Dutaut
Mark Dawe
Community

Why it’s time to recognise the work of colleges as social action leaders

New awards aim to recognise colleges for all the work they do that goes far beyond qualifications and transforms…

JL Dutaut
Shelagh Legrave
LSIPs

Employer partnerships are no longer enough to tackle the skills crisis 

LSIPs require us to look beyond competition between education providers to maximise investment and impact, explains Louise Wolsey

JL Dutaut
Louise Wolsey
Staffroom – Opinion

How to embed ED&I into your everyday teaching and learning

All learners can benefit from an equality, diversity and inclusion mindset from their teachers, explains Faisal Arif. All it…

JL Dutaut
Faisal Arif
Funding

Are private equity backers bad apples or golden eggs?

Anyone tempted by a potentially lucrative private-equity deal should carefully consider the incentives and the potential repercussions, writes Alex…

JL Dutaut
Alex Lockey
Policy

Whitehall doesn’t know best – but devolution is harming skills policy

We need to end ‘Whitehall knows best’ while undoing the harms devolution is doing by dividing our efforts, says…

JL Dutaut
Tom Bewick