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 2y Kerry Boffey 2y 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 JL Dutaut 2y Colin Booth 2y 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… JL Dutaut 2y Dawson McLean and Lisa Morrison Coulthard 2y 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 2y Sarah Waite 2y 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 2y Claire Coutinho MP 2y 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 2y Richard Smith and Christian Warden 2y 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 Newer 1 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 233 Older
