Politics Skills policy just moved house, and the neighbourhood matters Every department brings its own instincts. In the DWP, skills will be filtered through a jobs lens. That could… Jessica Hill 6mo Alex Morris 6mo Skills reform We need the same rigour of teaching in colleges as in schools Schools soared up the international league tables under Gove and Gibb. Colleges, by contrast, remain the poor relation. It’s… Jessica Hill 6mo Will Bickford Smith 6mo Apprenticeships Creative industries can’t thrive without apprenticeships The UK’s creative industries outstrip aerospace and automotive combined, but a lack of highly skilled workers threatens to derail… Jessica Hill 6mo Professor David Mba and Professor Zey Suka-Bill 6mo Teaching Trust AI to help deliver FE’s promise of personalised learning FE Colleges are sitting on a depth of data. With AI, that data becomes a tool for better teaching,… Jessica Hill 6mo Matthew McShane 6mo Skills reform No one left offline: Education must power NHS digital reform The government’s 10-Year Health Plan promises a bold leap into AI-driven, community-led healthcare. But without a coordinated education strategy,… Jessica Hill 6mo Joe Neame 6mo Adult education The grim reality of adult education on life support After 30 years in FE, I’ve never seen morale so low. Cuts to the adult skills fund are ripping… Jessica Hill 6mo William Pickford 6mo Colleges Exam success is nothing without the ability to build relationships Qualifications open doors, but it’s relationships that keep them open. Without structured support for social and emotional skills, too… Jessica Hill 6mo Imran Mir 6mo The Staffroom – opinion Replacing paper with the cloud is a pie-in-the-sky CO2 solution Going paperless was billed as a sure-fire way to cut carbon use, but we’re still printing, and its replacement… Jessica Hill 6mo David Murray 6mo Adult education Defunding English lessons for migrants will fracture communities Reform UK say they want migrants to integrate – yet their proposals to slash ESOL funding in local areas… Jessica Hill 6mo Dipa Ganguli 6mo Young people The challenge for resits runs deeper than exam volume With the full findings of the curriculum and assessment review due soon, we believe that fewer exams, more relevant… Jessica Hill 6mo Lucy Chowns and Katy Lewis 6mo Colleges Riding Universal’s roller coaster means FE working together now The entertainment giant’s plans offer a once-in-a-generation opportunity for Bedfordshire. But without early investment in colleges and training providers,… Jessica Hill 6mo Fabienne Bailey and Yiannis Koursis 6mo Colleges How to prepare for a terrorist attack without triggering fear A roadmap explaining the implications for FE colleges and apprenticeship providers of the new Martyn’s Law, which marks a… Jessica Hill 6mo Melissa Haskell 6mo Newer 1 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 261 Older