Colleges What the Supreme Court ruling on ‘sex’ means for FE colleges The court’s decision sharpens the focus on a complex legal landscape. With revised guidance pending, colleges must navigate carefully Jessica Hill 2w Tom Morrison and Clare Wigzell 2w Ofsted We’ve just had a ‘low-stakes’ inspection – Here’s what worked Inspectors seem to have heeded the call to avoid adversarial inspections – some of our staff even reported enjoying… Jessica Hill 2w Alun Francis 2w Devolution From competition to coordination: Blueprint for a smarter skills system Westminster ‘hoards power’—but will its devolution plans fix the system? Our AoC-backed report lays out 19 urgent reforms Jessica Hill 2w James Farr and Richard Guy 2w Careers guidance From classroom to career: Early guidance unlocks lifelong potential With 44 per cent of core workforce skills set to change by 2027, early guidance isn’t just helpful—it’s urgent…. Jessica Hill 2w Rylie Sweeney 2w skills recruitment Cleaning up its image: The hygiene sector’s challenge to win talent The cleaning and hygiene sector offers diverse career opportunities, yet many people still only associate it with traditional mop… Jessica Hill 3w Joanne Gilliard 3w Governance FE’s reputation on the line: learning from Weston governance failures The damning FE commissioner report on Weston College revealed shocking lack of transparency in senior pay and governance. For… Jessica Hill 3w David Hughes 3w Online harms Adolescence is a wake-up call: Are we equipping young people for online realities? We need to go beyond qualifications to tackle the toxic masculinity, online radicalisation and debt crises ruining young lives Jessica Hill 3w Heather Akehurst 3w Access to HE Access to HE: a life changing qualification hiding in plain sight Access to HE graduates achieve great success but few people know about the courses, and too many students quit Jessica Hill 4w Fabienne Bailey 4w NEET support Our data sharing fears hamper support of NEET young people Fear and misunderstanding over GDPR is holding back NEET reduction efforts Jessica Hill 4w Venugopal Agrawal 4w Governance FE governance leads the way—It’s time to say it out loud Higher education is learning from our example but we mustn’t let gains from hard work slip away Jessica Hill 4w Ian Valvona 4w Inclusion Right-wing backlash against gender diversity could fuel conflict in FE With global politics fuelling discrimination against transgender and gender-diverse individuals, FE institutions must take urgent steps to foster inclusion Jessica Hill 4w Che Young (they/them) 4w Social media influencers Navigating Adolescence: Young Lives, Young Futures in a social media age As young people increasingly turn to online influencers for guidance, the need for real-world support has never been greater Jessica Hill 1mo Olly Newton 1mo Newer 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 233 Older
