T Levels Focus on T Level shortcomings gives hope for ‘T’ and ‘V’ system While V Levels simplify choice for learners and employers, work to ensure T Levels fill the space left by… Jessica Hill 2w David Rowley 2w Colleges We need to stop leaving life skills to chance Unless financial and enterprise skills become core, not optional post-16, the gap between education and employment will keep widening Jessica Hill 2w Sarah Porretta 2w Opinion A youth guarantee isn’t enough without a green skills guarantee Subsidised jobs might ease the NEET numbers, but without investment in youth work, training options below Level 3 and… Jessica Hill 2w Graham Duxbury 2w Colleges FE and skills must be at the heart of curriculum reforms A coherent tertiary system requires FE to be a partner, not a passenger. To close attainment gaps and respond… Jessica Hill 2w Dr Katerina Kolyva 2w Colleges Our commission will use engagement as lead indicator for FE outcomes Colleges chase attendance data and retention rates long after learners have switched off, or staff have burned out. Our… Jessica Hill 2w Dr Rajbir Hazelwood 2w Ofsted Ofsted’s one-word grades were a ‘good’ way of explaining quality Now we’ve lost our simple shorthand, the task of communicating inspection results to the outside world just got much… Jessica Hill 2w Mark Dawe 2w Colleges The quiet power of FE, where second chances spark social change In South Devon our new social and community practice degree is training graduates to prevent harm, not just respond… Jessica Hill 3w Hannah Kam-Radcliffe 3w Skills reform It’s mayday for the skills sector under DWP The DWP’s inability to correct the disaster that has been the dynamic purchasing system for Jobcentres suggests the department… Jessica Hill 3w John McDonough 3w Skills reform We need to build a more inclusive future for the trades If the UK wants the trades to survive, it must finally confront the diversity crisis holding the sector back Jessica Hill 3w Clair Bradley 3w T Levels Let’s back T Levels to break the country’s skills deadlock With T Levels now delivering real skills for real jobs, we have a chance to keep talent rooted in… Jessica Hill 3w Dr Sam Rushworth 3w Apprenticeships Are assessment reforms a safety risk we can’t afford? The government’s drive to streamline apprenticeship assessment may look efficient on paper, but employers warn it risks dismantling the… Jessica Hill 3w Justine Fosh and Ann Watson 3w Apprenticeships The apprenticeships boost is not the game-changer SMEs need The Chancellor’s funding pledge for under-25 apprenticeships is welcome, but rising labour costs and missing incentives still leave small… Jessica Hill 3w Tina McKenzie 3w Newer 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 254 Older
