The Staffroom – opinion

How to launch a staff-friendly volunteering strategy

Involving students and staff in social action is good for the community and good for the college. Here’s how…

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Hannah Richardson
Curriculum review

How to win friends and influence the curriculum review

Tim Leunig draws on his time reading consultation responses to help FE Week readers seize their moment and alter…

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Tim Leunig
Careers

How Manchester is making a beeline for vocational parity

A new tool is already creating a buzz around Manchester by giving young people better insights into technical education

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Andy Burnham
Politics

Mayors’ powers are key to unlocking skills for growth

National policy-making has left the West Midlands behind and the region needs and wants to try something new

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Richard Parker
Policy

Starmer has fired the starting gun on a skills revolution

Keir Starmer’s Labour conference speech was a shot in the arm for the further education sector – but these…

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Tom Bewick
Labour conference 2024

Labour conference: The same old promises can’t buy me love

When the White Album becomes white noise, you know it’s time for a whole new playlist. Mark Dawe reflects…

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Mark Dawe


Colleges

The benefits of rebranding – and how to maximise them for your college

As the new academic year starts, so does the new student recruitment cycle in the never-ending world of FE…

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Duncan Adams
The Staffroom – opinion

The Staffroom: Why you should mark World Afro Day – and how

There are so many different days to celebrate so many different things from pizza to hats that’s its hard…

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Gail Pringle
Digital

Embedding digital literacy in training is key to closing gender gaps

Digital literacy must be at the core of every training programme

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Jane Knight
The Uncivil Servant

A poundshop approach to qualifications is a false economy

Calls to reform FSQs are not dissimilar to expecting top-of-the-range products from an online cheap shop, says Andrew Otty

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Andrew Otty
Maths

Event Horizon: A singular chance to shape post-16 maths for the future

Our new project aims to inform the government’s curriculum review to help close attainment gaps in post-16 maths -…

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Sarah Waite
Apprenticeship levy

Labour’s many missions hinge on youth opportunity

Apprenticeship levy reform must secure more opportunities for young people to deliver promises on growth, health, the environment and…

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Alice Gardner