Apprenticeships
QARs are a blunt tool for measuring provider quality and must be part of a wider and more accurate…
Adele Oxberry
Adult education, Apprenticeships, Politics
Plans for apprenticeship levy reform must be discussed with the whole sector and clear about all their financial implications
Mandy Crawford-Lee
Politics
The shadow chancellor’s recent speech was a tantalising glimpse of what the skills sector could mean to a new…
Ben Rowland
Young people
The north east’s innovative initiative for retrofitting marks a significant shift in curriculum development to meet local and national…
Darush Dodds and Sharon Grant
Students
We must embrace the power of edtech to avoid pressures on learners having a negative impacts on social mobility…
Mark McKenna
The Staffroom – opinion
Our pioneering project has shown how immersive tech can support assessment and workplace learning
Rebecca Weeks
Colleges, Inclusion, Politics
The status quo of specialist further education falling through the cracks of ministerial responsibility has gone on for long…
Clare Howard
Inclusion
The latest Neurodiversity Index shows substantial barriers to workplace inclusion remain – and FE can play an important role…
Kirstie Donnelly
Apprenticeships, Careers
An action research project has helped us hone in on how best to support apprentices on their ongoing learning…
Sarah Boyd
The Staffroom – opinion
It’s natural to have mixed feelings about student feedback on our practice, but it can be done in a…
Thomas Rea
Adult education
All main parties must commit now to renewing this vital funding or there won’t be enough time to put…
Ian Ross
Ofsted
Plenty can be done to improve inspections in areas where there is broad consensus among FE and skills providers
Simon Ashworth
