Policy The sector must do better than to talk to itself about policy The Association of Colleges’ new document is a classic case of lobbying for sector unity rather than deliverable policy JL Dutaut 2y Tim Leunig 2y Apprenticeships, SEND Complete the picture: Remove the eight-week time limit on apprenticeship English and maths flexibilities Barriers for apprentices with learning difficulties are slowly coming down, but the government has missed a trick in its… Shane Chowen 2y Paul Warner 2y Ofsted What Ofsted will hear when it listens to training providers Results of our own survey show training providers are crying out for inspections that reflect the strengths of their… JL Dutaut 2y Kerry Boffey 2y Policy College Financial Handbook 2024: making the best of a bad job Instead of delivering a more streamlined system, the new College Financial Handbook adds to the sector’s over-regulation and confusion JL Dutaut 2y Mark Taylor 2y Sustainability How colleges can help students attain the green roles they want Students want sustainable jobs and construction can offer them but more work needs to be done to bring supply… JL Dutaut 2y Sam Sutcliffe 2y Careers Educators and employers must do more to encourage women into the digital industry Studying IT at college changed my career trajectory. More girls should be encouraged to do the same JL Dutaut 2y Bhushita Jolly 2y Apprenticeships The PM’s apprenticeship reforms are a drop in the ocean The apprenticeships system is dangerously out of sync with the way our vital sector actually operates and this is… JL Dutaut 2y Nicola Hodkinson 2y The Staffroom – opinion Why faith is a cornerstone of effective EDI work Tensions between sets of beliefs can arise, but faith is still the best through which to see our way… JL Dutaut 2y Claudette Douglas 2y Apprenticeships Quality achievement rates create inequalities by design QARs are a blunt tool for measuring provider quality and must be part of a wider and more accurate… JL Dutaut 2y Adele Oxberry 2y Adult education, Apprenticeships, Politics Labour must answer key questions about its Growth and Skills Levy Plans for apprenticeship levy reform must be discussed with the whole sector and clear about all their financial implications JL Dutaut 2y Mandy Crawford-Lee 2y Politics Labour’s ‘securonomics’ is a golden opportunity for our sector The shadow chancellor’s recent speech was a tantalising glimpse of what the skills sector could mean to a new… JL Dutaut 2y Ben Rowland 2y 16-19 Our adaptive curriculum is a model for upskilling and reskilling the UK The north east’s innovative initiative for retrofitting marks a significant shift in curriculum development to meet local and national… JL Dutaut 2y Darush Dodds and Sharon Grant 2y Newer 1 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 257 Older