Opinion Use Ofsted and ESFA to slow apprenticeship provider growth if things are going wrongRestrict the funding new apprenticeship providers can initially access and use recognised milestones to help prevent failure, writes Jane…Jess Staufenberg 4moJane Hickie 4moOpinion Open conversations about sexual harassment can tackle victim blamingTaking a restorative approach so learners can say what they really think about sexual harassment is a powerful starting…Jess Staufenberg 5moTif Ward 5moOpinion Three ways to replace in-work careers experience for your studentsVirtual reality technology and collaborative projects can keep students switched on to careers, writes David Chapman It’s no wonder…Jess Staufenberg 5moDavid Chapman 5moOpinion Mainstream colleges can be daunted by the prospect of supporting blind studentsChildhood vision impairment is very rare, so colleges are often inexperienced in best practice around supporting blind students, writes…Jess Staufenberg 5moCaireen Sutherland 5moOpinion The DfE must realise the arts are key to the future of engineeringMany of the skills and behaviours in creative digital qualifications are transferrable to the STEM sector, writes Ann Marie…Jess Staufenberg 5moAnn Marie Spry 5moOpinion Let’s not undermine a much-needed and loved institutionThe triple whammy facing the much-loved Northern College can be avoided, writes Sue Pember, a former DfE director who…Billy Camden 5moSUE PEMBER 5mo Opinion FE colleges need to seek advice from environmental sustainability expertsTeaching sustainability will increase student employment prospects – but we’re still not doing it properly, writes Dora Martínez Carbonell…Jess Staufenberg 5moDora Martínez Carbonell 5moOpinion Here are 3 lessons Covid taught us about learners with autismTransition from school to college in particular needs to be improved for students with autism, writes Jeannie Christina Many…Jess Staufenberg 5moJeannie Christina 5moOpinion The DfE should follow up some recommendations in the Commission on RaceThe Commission on Race has many shortcomings but there are interesting suggestions in the section on education and training,…Jess Staufenberg 5moJeff Greenidge and David Hughes 5moNews, Opinion Sponsored AAC 2021 | An opportunity to look to recovery and the future of apprenticeshipsAt the FE Week Annual Apprenticeship Conference (AAC) in 2020 we all gathered in Birmingham knowing that it was…Shane Mann 5mo KIRSTIE DONNELLY 5moOpinion, Uncategorized If your college isn’t in a careers hub, here’s the evidence it should beColleges already do well with employer links, but new research shows they have a better chance with the hub…Jess Staufenberg 6moOli de Botton 6moOpinion Whitehall is failing as a moral leader on apprenticeship targetsWhitehall chiefs, headteachers and local government leaders should have their performance and pay incentives linked to hitting the apprenticeship…Jess Staufenberg 6moTom Bewick 6moNewer12345678910157Older
