AI

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
Matthew McShane
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
Joe Neame
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
William Pickford
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
Imran Mir
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
David Murray
ESOL

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
Dipa Ganguli


GCSE resits

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
Lucy Chowns and Katy Lewis
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
Fabienne Bailey and Yiannis Koursis
Legal changes

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
Melissa Haskell
The Staffroom – opinion

Stepping back into class after years away is an act of bravery

To get adults to reskill and re-engage with education, they must be supported and championed as role models

Jessica Hill
Ayten Nevzat
Colleges

Surge in data subject access requests for colleges fuelled by AI

Learners and parents are now using AI to generate data subject access requests (DSARs) packed with legal jargon and…

Jessica Hill
Jess Pembroke
Students

World Peace Day: Facing volatility with values

Peace isn’t found in treaties or speeches, but in the everyday acts of kindness and unity that colleges can…

Shane Chowen
Palvinder Singh