level 3 Level 3 qualifications reform poses a risk to digital skills BTECS are an essential part of skills training for the digital sector, for which no replacement yet exists JL Dutaut 7mo Julia Von Klonowski 7mo Autumn budget 2024 Budget: Our expectations must be realistic and long-term Our asks are moderate, but the chancellor can’t delay action for the sector long if government is going to… JL Dutaut 7mo David Hughes 7mo Policy Seven years after #MeToo: why the worker protection act is vital for FE New legislation has come into force that puts colleges under more pressure than ever to protect staff and students… JL Dutaut 8mo Sunita Gordon 8mo Autumn budget 2024 What our learners need from the autumn budget Touring England’s colleges at the start of term has revealed a number of challenges holding its learners back and… JL Dutaut 8mo Qasim Hussain 8mo The Staffroom – opinion The Staffroom: How to make every month Black History Month Award-winning EDI specialist, Ellisha Soanes sets out how to start building on this month’s focus to create a rich… JL Dutaut 8mo Ellisha Soanes 8mo Skills England Welcome to Skills England, our new puppeteer Have we just gone from Cincerella sector to… Pinocchio sector? JL Dutaut 8mo Josh Spears 8mo Skills England How Skills England can avoid the political scrapheap To avoid the (i)fate of its predecessors, Skills England needs independence, a wide remit and clear powers to make… JL Dutaut 8mo Stephen Evans 8mo The Uncivil Servant The budget could bake in government inefficiency, unless… The chancellor’s plan to cut spending review periods down to two years is a recipe for poor decision-making. Just… JL Dutaut 8mo Andrew Otty 8mo Skills England Is Skills England looking through the policy lens backwards? The new sector body is set to become another noble endeavour to simplify the unsimplifiable while leaving the real… JL Dutaut 8mo Mark Dawe 8mo 14-16 The ‘opportunity mission’ is alive in Hull – and should be nationally Amid the crises facing secondary education, FE has an opportunity to craft a purposeful, skills-based education for all who… JL Dutaut 8mo Ben Lydon 8mo The Staffroom – opinion The Staffroom: Make this month Black LGBTQ History Month This Black History Month’s theme is ‘reclaiming narratives’ – so let’s reclaim the crucial role of Black LGBTQ history-makers… JL Dutaut 8mo Faisal Arif 8mo Policy Vocational reforms must differentiate between education and training Clearly defining the two and developing policies accordingly is crucial for future-proofing our skills system JL Dutaut 8mo Freya Thomas Monk 8mo Newer 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 235 Older