Green skills

Let’s work together on the green industry-ready learners we all need

We need a circular economy of support to improve the quality of climate change knowledge and preparation, says Adam…

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Adam Read
Skills shortages

The benefits of brokering NHS partnerships are innumerable. Get started now!

Top-level partnership between our college and local NHS trust have been transformative for our learners and could do the…

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Bill Webster
recruitment

Workforce data indicates little prospect of staff shortages improving any time soon

In the absence of concerted policy action, FE staff shortages are unlikely to improve in the coming years, say…

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Luke Bocock and Dawson McLean
Adult education

How our pick n’ mix approach to adult learning is delivering for Calderdale

Taking inspiration from Woolworth’s iconic sweet stand has helped us create an inclusive, flexible, and industry-aligned program, writes Naseem…

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Naseem Aqeel
Apprenticeships

Our apprenticeships system needs to adapt to become sustainable

Apprenticeships are increasingly challenging to deliver but some simple changes could shore up our system, writes Graham Hasting-Evans

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Graham Hasting-Evans
RAAC

How long can FE avoid the predictable results of unpredictable funding?

Only a return to predictable capital investment will prevent crises like the one engulfing schools from happening in our…

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Jerry White


Ofsted

What training providers need from Ofsted’s next chief inspector

The new chief inspector should bring clarity, consistency and fairness for apprenticeship providers to Ofsted, writes Kerry Boffey

Shane Chowen
Kerry Boffey
Policy

Investing in elite post-16 education is a wasted opportunity

What about all the students who are already being left behind by the academic school system, asks Colin Booth

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Colin Booth
Workforce

New FE workforce data reveals a significant recruitment challenge

The NFER’s Dawson McLean and Lisa Morrison Coulthard pick out key findings from the first DfE collection of FE…

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Dawson McLean and Lisa Morrison Coulthard
Opinion

Ongoing impact of Covid-19 on education evident with GCSE resit results

GCSE results in post-16 education show the impact of the pandemic on education is not over, writes Sarah Waite

Billy Camden
Sarah Waite
SEND

Families face a postcode lottery for SEND support. That needs to change

Special needs staff work tirelessly to meet students’ needs, but often this job has been too hard, writes children’s…

Shane Chowen
Claire Coutinho MP
AI

Students and apprentices need AI-informed educators to get ahead in the 4th industrial revolution

Industries need training professionals to be on the front foot when guiding the next generation of recruits to careers…

Shane Chowen
Richard Smith and Christian Warden