Skills reform A strong Skills England can tackle migration misconceptions New skills strategies need to retain, as well as recruit, workers in shortage sectors, writes Andy Forbes Shane Chowen 1y Andy Forbes 1y Skills England The success of Skills England is in all our interests Labour has missed a trick by not making Skills England a fully cross-government body, writes John Cope Jessica Hill 1y John Cope 1y Leadership Leading a strong college response to riots and disorder As the physical damage caused by the riots is repaired, Ellen Thinnesen explains how colleges restore trust in the… Shane Chowen 1y Ellen Thinnesen 1y Careers How we’re working to stem shortages in STEM industries New technologies and an employer-informed approach to transferable skills is helping our learners better qualify for the workplace JL Dutaut 1y Ann Marie Spry 1y Colleges, Politics Why do governments keep letting colleges down? Consecutive governments’ disconnect from further education threatens to deepen inequality and stifle opportunity Shane Chowen 1y Pepe Di’Iasio 1y Politics Three prompts to kickstart FE’s response to the far right riots Lessons from the charity sector to help colleges heal their communities and build a safer future JL Dutaut 1y Katie Shaw 1y Results 2024 Attainment figures are meaningless for colleges. We should ditch them The sector is accomplishing something remarkable – but it is very much in spite of incentives to do otherwise JL Dutaut 1y Andrew Otty 1y Pay Government must look again at college teacher pay There are no simple solutions to growing teacher pay gaps, but there are consequences JL Dutaut 1y Julian Gravatt 1y Leadership What the Olympics teach us about celebrating our learners An innovation on the Paris 2024 website is an important reminder that inclusion is everyone’s responsibility JL Dutaut 1y Iain Mackinnon 1y Apprenticeships ESFA changes give us the keys to an inclusive future for apprenticeships New rules come into force in August that could unlock transformative support for learners – but only if we… JL Dutaut 1y James Earl 1y 16-19, Qualifications There is still time for Labour to protect student choice It’s hard to believe that a secretary of state committed to prioritising working-class and disadvantaged students would abandon these… JL Dutaut 1y James Kewin 1y Skills reform The success of Labour’s skills reforms hinges on employer engagement Skills England and levy reform hold promise, but they must be part of a wider strategy that involves employers… JL Dutaut 1y Kate Shoesmith 1y Newer 1 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 247 Older