English and maths An evidenced case for reform of the maths functional skills qualification The current model lacks relevance, harms learners and hinders social mobility. Here’s how we can fix our dysfunctional skills… JL Dutaut 1y Kerry Boffey 1y The Uncivil Servant DfE can’t afford to retreat into its Sanctuary (Buildings) Hours after the general election result in July, something strange happened. The Department for Education posted an advert for… JL Dutaut 1y Andrew Otty 1y resits Scrap resits? Yes, but we must go much further Piecemeal reform of the resit policy is not enough. The new government must deliver wholesale change to a more… JL Dutaut 1y Sean Vernell 1y specialist colleges Labour’s private school VAT plan must exclude specialist colleges Forcing specialist colleges to charge local authorities VAT is wasteful and will divert resources from teaching the most vulnerable,… Shane Chowen 1y Clare Howard 1y 16-19, Students How suspensions impact students in early adulthood Young people suspended at school are significantly less likely to be in a sustained positive post-16 destination Billy Camden 1y Whitney Crenna-Jennings and Allen Joseph 1y 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 Newer 1 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 249 Older
