Legal changes Candour becomes law – what Hillsborough Law means for colleges Borne from the tragedy of the Hillsborough disaster, the new duty of candour will make ethical conduct a legal… Jessica Hill 4w Smita Jamdar and Kamal Chauhan 4w V Levels V Levels: a victory for vocational education, or another V sign to the FE sector? The government’s new V Levels promise a third pathway alongside A and T Levels. But are they a genuine… Jessica Hill 4w James Scott 4w Adult education White paper misses the mark by omitting adults The post-16 education and skills white paper could have been the defining moment for a genuine lifelong learning revolution…. Jessica Hill 4w Dipa Ganguli and Caroline McDonald 4w Colleges White paper is a long-overdue vote of confidence in colleges – let’s make it count The new white paper signals real belief in FE, with funding, new pathways and a bigger role for colleges…. Jessica Hill 4w David Hughes 4w Qualifications If opportunity is the goal, why scrap the courses that deliver it? The government’s commitment to a third qualification pathway is welcome, but the decision to scrap existing qualifications before V… Jessica Hill 4w James Kewin 4w Apprenticeships Size matters when it comes to apprenticeships By introducing apprenticeship units alongside shorter duration apprenticeships, the government may have stumbled onto a rare thing – a… Jessica Hill 4w Rob May 4w English and maths Finally, a real stepping stone for GCSE English and maths learners After years of watching students struggle through endless GCSE resits, this reform could be the breakthrough they’ve been waiting… Jessica Hill 4w Dr Alice Eardley 4w The Staffroom – opinion EDL confrontation underlined why Black History is more than a month We need to ingrain the aims of Black History Month into college life to counteract the messages students hear… Jessica Hill 4w Ellisha Soanes 4w V Levels V Levels are an opportunity to bring coherence, if we get it right V Levels could finally give vocational education the credibility it deserves, but only if they’re designed with clarity, consistency… Jessica Hill 4w Dr Fiona Aldridge 4w Skills reform We’ll end qualification confusion and build confidence in FE For too long, young people have faced a maze of qualifications with no clear direction. Our new V Levels… Jessica Hill 4w Jacqui Smith 4w Skills reform A guarantee isn’t enough… our youth deserve a work promise Without a permanent, connected strategy linking education, skills and work, we’ll keep treating the symptoms of youth unemployment, and… Jessica Hill 4w Laura-Jane Rawlings 4w Skills reform Trainee mechanics must be tooled up or the EV revolution falls flat Colleges must provide electric vehicle-specific training and tooling to avoid students attempting dangerous bodges in the real world Jessica Hill 4w David Martin 4w Newer 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 251 Older