Election 2024 How do the manifestos stack up on further education and skills? Labour’s manifesto offers the strongest proposition on skills and apprenticeships – but it will take cash and courage to… JL Dutaut 10mo Iain Mansfield 10mo Election 2024 Local skills plans need evolution, not revolution from the next government A new report offers early insight on how LSIPs can be supported and further improved to ensure they have… JL Dutaut 10mo Claire Russell 10mo Curriculum Character education is vital and should be explicitly taught Amid rapid change, uncertainty and a mental health crisis, character education has never been more important to our role… JL Dutaut 10mo Rebecca Tigue 10mo Careers What we need from a revived national careers service policy It’s great to see the idea of a national careers service revived after it was canned a decade ago…. JL Dutaut 10mo Christine Doubleday 10mo Election 2024, The Staffroom – opinion The election is a chance to empower our learners to improve their lives Colleges have a vital role in encouraging political engagement among their learners. Here’s how we’re doing that while remaining… JL Dutaut 10mo Shakira Martin 10mo resits This election must spell the end of the blunt GCSE resit The sector must rally to force a rethink on a policy that simply doesn’t meet the country’s needs, let… JL Dutaut 10mo Mary Conway 10mo Apprenticeship levy Boosting apprenticeships take-up requires better lines of communication Communication channels between employers, schools, parents and students are vital but they are far too inconsistent to deliver on… JL Dutaut 10mo Ewan Freeman 10mo Election 2024 There are positives – but the Conservatives’ manifesto misfires on crucial issues This was a chance to come out fighting, but the Conservatives’ policies fail to acknowledge the scale of need… JL Dutaut 10mo Olly Newton 10mo Election 2024 Gaps remain in Labour’s plans to fill shortages and spread opportunity Labour’s manifesto gives further education grounds for optimism, but the sector will need more than warm words and big… JL Dutaut 10mo Carl Cullinane 10mo Qualifications How the new Adult Social Care Certificate will support local skills needs What is the new qualification is, who is it for, and what opportunities does it present for colleges and… JL Dutaut 10mo Craig Wade 10mo HTQs How to shift attitudes and market higher technical qualifications effectively The umbrella term of higher technical qualifications is a useful conceit to appeal to the right learners in what… JL Dutaut 10mo Ben Verinder 10mo The Staffroom – opinion The election will bring change – but will it bring respect? Whoever wins the contest, the new administration and its Department for Education must get to know our sector and… JL Dutaut 10mo Kirsty Haughton 10mo Newer 1 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 232 Older
