The Staffroom – opinion The Staffroom: Don’t let a summer of anger turn into a winter of discontent It’s hard not to see the riots as a direct result of low investment in our sector – and… JL Dutaut 7mo Josh Spears 7mo resits Scrapping resits is the wrong thing to do for learners What example are we setting to young people if we cut and run on improving their life chances because… JL Dutaut 7mo David Murray 7mo Functional skills An evidenced case for reform of the maths functional skills qualification The current model lacks relevance, harms learners and hinders social mobility. Here’s how we can fix our dysfunctional skills… JL Dutaut 7mo Kerry Boffey 7mo The Uncivil Servant DfE can’t afford to retreat into its Sanctuary (Buildings) Hours after the general election result in July, something strange happened. The Department for Education posted an advert for… JL Dutaut 8mo Andrew Otty 8mo resits Scrap resits? Yes, but we must go much further Piecemeal reform of the resit policy is not enough. The new government must deliver wholesale change to a more… JL Dutaut 8mo Sean Vernell 8mo specialist colleges Labour’s private school VAT plan must exclude specialist colleges Forcing specialist colleges to charge local authorities VAT is wasteful and will divert resources from teaching the most vulnerable,… Shane Chowen 8mo Clare Howard 8mo Opinion How suspensions impact students in early adulthood Young people suspended at school are significantly less likely to be in a sustained positive post-16 destination Billy Camden 8mo Whitney Crenna-Jennings and Allen Joseph 8mo Skills reform A strong Skills England can tackle migration misconceptions New skills strategies need to retain, as well as recruit, workers in shortage sectors, writes Andy Forbes Shane Chowen 8mo Andy Forbes 8mo Skills England The success of Skills England is in all our interests Labour has missed a trick by not making Skills England a fully cross-government body, writes John Cope Jessica Hill 8mo John Cope 8mo Leadership Leading a strong college response to riots and disorder As the physical damage caused by the riots is repaired, Ellen Thinnesen explains how colleges restore trust in the… Shane Chowen 8mo Ellen Thinnesen 8mo STEM How we’re working to stem shortages in STEM industries New technologies and an employer-informed approach to transferable skills is helping our learners better qualify for the workplace JL Dutaut 8mo Ann Marie Spry 8mo Colleges, Politics Why do governments keep letting colleges down? Consecutive governments’ disconnect from further education threatens to deepen inequality and stifle opportunity Shane Chowen 8mo Pepe Di’Iasio 8mo Newer 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 232 Older
