Lifelong Learning

Awarding organisations are perfectly placed to break barriers to LLE 

Mary Curnock Cook reveals key recommendations to overcome hurdles on the way to launching the new lifelong learning entitlement

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Mary Curnock Cook
Opinion

Collective effort can bring college pay back where it needs to be

Even after a hard-fought funding increase, college pay still lags behind schools and industry, writes David Hughes

Shane Chowen
David Hughes
Literacy

FE needed a movement to improve literacy. Now it’s got one

A new collective has set itself the aim of harnessing literacy for social mobility across the curriculum, explains Kirsty…

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Kirsty Haughton
Staffroom – Opinion

Remembering Henrietta. Why every learner should know about a silenced contribution to medical science

After this summer’s development, everyone should learn about the most important contributor to science you’ve never heard of, says…

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Gail Pringle
Green skills

Let’s work together on the green industry-ready learners we all need

We need a circular economy of support to improve the quality of climate change knowledge and preparation, says Adam…

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Adam Read
Skills shortages

The benefits of brokering NHS partnerships are innumerable. Get started now!

Top-level partnership between our college and local NHS trust have been transformative for our learners and could do the…

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Bill Webster


recruitment

Workforce data indicates little prospect of staff shortages improving any time soon

In the absence of concerted policy action, FE staff shortages are unlikely to improve in the coming years, say…

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Luke Bocock and Dawson McLean
Adult education

How our pick n’ mix approach to adult learning is delivering for Calderdale

Taking inspiration from Woolworth’s iconic sweet stand has helped us create an inclusive, flexible, and industry-aligned program, writes Naseem…

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Naseem Aqeel
Apprenticeships

Our apprenticeships system needs to adapt to become sustainable

Apprenticeships are increasingly challenging to deliver but some simple changes could shore up our system, writes Graham Hasting-Evans

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Graham Hasting-Evans
RAAC

How long can FE avoid the predictable results of unpredictable funding?

Only a return to predictable capital investment will prevent crises like the one engulfing schools from happening in our…

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Jerry White
Ofsted

What training providers need from Ofsted’s next chief inspector

The new chief inspector should bring clarity, consistency and fairness for apprenticeship providers to Ofsted, writes Kerry Boffey

Shane Chowen
Kerry Boffey
Policy

Investing in elite post-16 education is a wasted opportunity

What about all the students who are already being left behind by the academic school system, asks Colin Booth

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Colin Booth