Staffroom – Opinion

Reconnecting learners with English as a language art

A poetry competition is just the thing to bring English language to new life for disaffected learners

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Philip Trivett
Estates

Government must unleash ITPs to beat the population bulge

A temporary bulge in the number of 16- to 19-year-olds is a looming challenge, but Leeds is leading the…

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Ben Rowland
The Uncivil Servant

What would-be assessment reformers can learn from Just Dance

Writing me off as a non-dancer was a nonsense. So is writing off any teenager’s potential for reading, writing…

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Andrew Otty
Finance

Labour must release capital funding from its political stranglehold

The budget’s billion-pound capital spending announcement will not meet the sector’s needs. Colleges must be allowed to borrow again

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Jacquie Carman
Policy

Good work: What young people really want from labour reforms

Young voices must be part of the government’s considerations in the development of their employment measures. Here’s what they…

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Barry Fletcher
Apprenticeships

Level 7 at the crossroads: lessons from solicitor apprenticeships

Solicitor apprenticeships prove such higher-level courses deliver a range of social and economic benefits in line with government ambitions

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Charles Peter


Staffroom – Opinion

How we’re supporting NEET learners at Harlow College 

Our programme to re-engage young people with education is proving both popular and successful. Here’s how it works

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Sophie Evans and Tracy Mucci
Apprenticeships

Industry and FE must collaborate to make levy reform work

The growth and skills levy’s increased flexibility presents potential drawbacks as well as benefits

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Annelee Roscoe
Skills England

Skills England must cut through the red tape to close our skills gaps

The new body must harness centralisation to implement faster changes, increasing flexibility in course design and delivery

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Anna Brailsford
Policy

We must look beyond competition to deliver the system change we need

One of the key ‘barriers to opportunity’ is our own, often justified tendency to erect fences around our…

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Dame Ann Limb
Sustainability

COP29: It’s time to embrace education’s vital climate role

The start of the global climate summit is an important reminder to the curriculum review panel and to the…

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Laurence Frewin
Policy

Jacqui Smith has spelled out a vision for FE we can all get behind

The skills minister’s keynote address to the Association of Colleges fills me with enthusiasm for the future of the…

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Sam Parrett