Higher education Rip-off degrees might not be the ones people think they are What if the biggest waste of a university education was in the rapidly evolving world of STEM, asks Ash… JL Dutaut 2y Ash Gawthorp 2y Adult education National Extension College: Sixty years of second chance learning The National Extension College has pioneered distance and second-chance education for six decades this August, and its founding mission… Shane Chowen 2y Sir Alan Tuckett 2y skills Let’s stop talking about soft skills – They are power skills Often derided as superfluous, these skills are rapidly gaining importance in the world of recruitment, explains Rebecca Roycroft JL Dutaut 2y Rebecca Roycroft 2y Refugees Colleges need better funding to perform their crucial role for refugees Colleges are vital in supporting refugees to integrate but they need the financial backing to do it, writes Ann… JL Dutaut 2y Ann Marie Spry 2y Childcare Why childcare is the FE sector’s business too FE’s relationship with the childcare sector is more reciprocal than we realise and we need to recognise its full… JL Dutaut 2y Julie Hyde 2y Governance Paying college chairs is a growing necessity The sector is crying out for diverse talent who can support leaders to develop, write Ian Valvona and Paul… JL Dutaut 2y Paul Aristides and Ian Valvona 2y Apprenticeships Labour must focus on apprenticeship completion rates Sir Keir Starmer’s pledge to shatter the class ceiling must start with an honest look at why apprentices are… JL Dutaut 2y Mark Bremner 2y Refugees Welcoming student refugees will help develop vital workforce skills Refugee students bring untapped value to our colleges and our workforce; we just have to invest in demonstrating their… JL Dutaut 2y Shivan Merza 2y AI Managing the risks and maximising the opportunities of AI for apprenticeships There’s little focus on how AI will affect apprenticeships, writes Jonathan Bourne, and yet it’s the education sector that’s… JL Dutaut 2y Jonathan Bourne 2y Institutes of Technology Collaboration is key to ensuring teaching and learning meet the needs of employers Genuine partnerships that properly value teaching and learning can rise to the challenge of our skills shortages, write Rosa… JL Dutaut 2y Rosa Wells 2y Devolution Young adults need better funding post-Covid Study programme funding for 19-23 year-olds will provide the wrap-around support young adults need Shane Chowen 2y Senior leadership team 2y Opinion Without urgent action, we risk losing another generation of vocational learners Funding is needed to ensure all learners can access the same opportunities regardless of their background, says David Gallagher Shane Chowen 2y David Gallagher 2y Newer 1 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 232 Older
