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 LSIPs Getting LSIPs right. Why adjusting the current model could reap rewards for skills in England Local skills and development plans are sorely needed but unlikely to be fully address our skills problems without important… JL Dutaut 2y Ewart Keep 2y Equality and diversity Supporting us must start with understanding who we are and what we need Poor communication and lack of understanding are hampering colleges’ support of students from minoritised ethnic groups, writes Areeba Iftakhar JL Dutaut 2y Areeba Iftakhar 2y The Staffroom – opinion Why every college should have a literacy lead Staff have truly engaged with driving literacy up across the curriculum, says Danielle Long. Imagine what a national network… JL Dutaut 2y Danielle Long 2y Apprenticeship levy The apprenticeship levy cannot sit in isolation of place-based need We mustn’t lose sight of other employer incentives and the importance of strategic and local leadership amid clamour for… JL Dutaut 2y David Phoenix 2y Inclusion Pride is as pride does. LGBTQ+ communities need us to listen and act If my own journey has taught me anything it is that we must keep listening and driving the Pride… JL Dutaut 2y Dame Ann Limb 2y Apprenticeships Germany beats England hands down on apprenticeships, so what can we learn? The looming general election gives the sector a chance to take the lead in shaping the next stage of skills policy, writes Graham… JL Dutaut 2y Graham Hasting-Evans 2y Newer 1 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 233 Older