Apprenticeships
The growing problem of ‘well out of funding’ learners is often the result of the tail wagging the apprenticeship…
Kerry Boffey
Qualifications
Meeting engineering’s skills gap will require a lot more than tinkering with the courses on offer
Katie Ingrey
Research
An innovative approach to CPD showed great promise before funding was pulled – and should inform the sector’s approach…
Charlynne Pullen
Election 2024, English and maths
Middle-class commentators don’t understand it. University professors can’t explain it. But the resit policy is a vital lifeline for…
Andrew Otty
The Staffroom – opinion
Developing assessments that reflect what’s already happening in our industries is the challenge of the next decade
Dan Phillips
Apprenticeships, Election 2024
If we’re going to scrutinise Labour’s plans for levy reform, we need to accept the policy’s failures and base…
Stephen Evans
Qualifications
Pioneering a way to gain skills accreditation through volunteering could be transformational for communities and learners – especially the…
Dr Sam Parrett CBE and Phillip Le Feuvre
Apprenticeships
A new report shows those who say such a guarantee can’t be delivered in an employer-led system underestimate appetite…
Lizzie Crowley
Election 2024, Politics
We need a unified holistic skills strategy across government to meet current and future challenges
Gordon Marsden
Apprenticeships, Higher education
UCAS is launching a consultation on its proposal to expand their tariff to apprenticeships. Here’s our rationale
Lindsay Conroy
The Staffroom – opinion
Gail Pringle shares her top tips to ensure student voice activity engages the whole college community and leaves a…
Gail Pringle
16-19
Further education is a beacon of human rights education – but knowledge of these must be complemented with the…
Dan Shercliff
