Literacy

A year of shaking things up with the FE Literacy Movement

Our grassroots movement launched 12 months ago, and it’s already changing the conversation as more people join in

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Kirsty Haughton and Kayte Haselgrove
Staffroom – Opinion

Why we’ve adopted restorative practice – and how you can too

Traditional punitive approaches won’t help a generation of learners with more social, emotional and mental health needs than any…

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Luke Peakman
Leadership

Leadership development is about so much more than succession

Our approach is premised on the idea that everyone in our organisation benefits from leadership skills regardless of role…

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Gerard Garvey
Apprenticeships

Labour must not endanger the independence of end-point assessments

Government must be mindful that the independence of assessments is essential to the quality and credibility of apprenticeships, writes…

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Dame Julie Mellor
The Uncivil Servant

How to stick it to the DfE on 16-19 disadvantage

FE is self-improving on tackling disadvantage with little help from navel- gazing organisations and no encouragement from DfE, writes Andrew Otty

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Andrew Otty
Tertiary education

Let’s be ambitious – not apologetic – about wanting more people qualified to level 4+

This political moment calls on FE and HE to work together for a united tertiary sector equipped to serve…

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Dame Ann Limb and Professor David Phoenix


Inclusion

How to make the further education sector neurodiverse-ready

A rising tide of need in schools will inevitably reach colleges before long. Here’s how to be ready to…

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Hannah Gains
skills

What the curriculum review needs to know about generic skills

Vocational learners get a better deal than their academic counterparts – but England is an international outlier

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Charlynne Pullen
level 3

How we’ll go about reforming the level 3 landscape

Skills minister Jacqui Smith sets out the government’s guiding principles for reviewing qualifications to meet the needs of learners…

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Jacqui Smith
Staffroom – Opinion

How to launch a staff-friendly volunteering strategy

Involving students and staff in social action is good for the community and good for the college. Here’s how…

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Hannah Richardson
Curriculum review

How to win friends and influence the curriculum review

Tim Leunig draws on his time reading consultation responses to help FE Week readers seize their moment and alter…

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Tim Leunig
Careers

How Manchester is making a beeline for vocational parity

A new tool is already creating a buzz around Manchester by giving young people better insights into technical education

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Andy Burnham