College partnerships

Earlier FE choices could transform life chances for many

Wecoming 14- to 16-year-olds in our college has been transformative for them, for us, for their schools and for…

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Dr Sam Parrett
Colleges

Hey Rishi! FE needs more than golden oldies and remixes

FE is doomed if elite colleges and a Brit Bacc are the best the new prime minister has to…

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Ian Pryce
Politics

Labour skills: A political will and a way forward (at last)

Labour’s proposals spell out a vision that is in stark contrast to the turmoil and short-termism sector leaders have…

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Gordon Marsden
Funding

Skills funding: return to austerity?

With new IfS figures revealing growing pressures on skills funding, Luke Sibieta finds out where further savings could come…

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Luke Sibieta
Research

25 years on: What did the LSRN ever do for us?

As the Learning & Skills Research Network (LSRN) celebrates its silver jubilee, Andrew Morris sets out the challenges it…

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Andrew Morris
College partnerships

Police and FE partnerships: A model for impactful engagement

A recent event in London proved how impactful partnerships between colleges, police forces and the private sector can be,…

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Ray Marskell


Inclusion, The Staffroom – opinion

The Staffroom: How to drive inclusion for the ‘people of pride’

LGBTQIA+ inclusion must go much further than tokenistic actions for pride month, write Mark Child and Kelly Townend, but…

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Mark Child and Kelly Townend
Apprenticeships

Is now the time to ‘waste money’ on prisoner apprenticeships?

As the new chancellor looks to the public sector for a renewed round of efficiencies and cuts, Sally Alexander…

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Sally Alexander
Apprenticeships

Six ways to make the apprenticeship levy work harder

With apprenticeship levy reform a likely consequence of any political outcome of the current turmoil, Jill Whittaker sets out…

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Jill Whittaker
Colleges

Colleges Week: Getting schools and colleges to work together

Colleen Marshall celebrates Colleges Week with a celebration of the work that’s bringing her college group and local schools…

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Colleen Marshall
Adult education

The DfE’s consultation puts family learning at stake

Juliette Collier and Julia Wright explain why proposals in the funding and accountability consultation which closed last week could…

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Juliette Collier and Julia Wright
Inclusion, The Staffroom – opinion

The Staffroom: Becoming a ‘trauma-informed’ setting

Understanding our students’ experiences helps to better support them with their behaviour and drive their recovery and attainment, explains…

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Claire Cooper