College partnerships

What employers really want from college partnerships

Covid’s disruption to college-employer partnerships is an opportunity to reset expectations and deliver sustainably, writes Alex Dimsdale

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Alex Dimsdale
Higher education

Degree awarding powers put colleges at the heart of future prosperity

Colleges are important in the delivery of higher education and are far more than “feeder material for universities”, says Jon Ridley

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Jon Ridley
The Staffroom – opinion

The Staffroom: How to develop a student-centred approach

Keeping students engaged is a matter of keeping them out of the performance zone and meeting them where they…

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Stacey Salt
Citizenship

Citizenship: FE must play its part in bridging political inequalities

Citizenship education in FE could help bridge political inequalities that grow when girls and working-class students reach 16, explains…

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Skills reform

Tackling the problem of employer demand for reskilling

Employer demand can no longer drive skills strategy from the position of customer. They must be brought on as…

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Irena Grugulis
Maths

Maths to 18: A welcome opportunity to refresh and engage

Delivering the prime minister’s maths ambition will require careful consideration of learners’ varying needs and those of a frustrated…

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Steve Pardoe


Apprenticeships

Six key trends that will define apprenticeships in 2023

SallyAnn Coleman looks into her crystal ball to reveal all the reasons apprenticeships will continue to dominate education headlines…

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SallyAnn Coleman
Workforce strategy

Colleges’ local solutions to global workforce problems

A roundtable of colleges from the US, Canada and the UK revealed innovative local solutions to surprising common challenges,…

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Ian Pretty
The Staffroom – opinion

How esports could improve behaviour and engagement in your college

Inclusive, fun, competitive and engaging. There’s nothing to lose and everything to gain by bringing esports to your college,…

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Martin Birch-Foster
Workforce strategy

LSIPs will achieve little if we don’t upskill workers

The government must invest in adult education to help the millions already in the workforce who must upskill to…

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David Phoenix
Workforce strategy

FE should have a bigger role in addressing NHS challenges 

We need to rethink the way we’re recruiting and training the future NHS workforce and Bolton is showing how…

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Bill Webster
social mobility

Why I’m leaving the social mobility commission

It’s been a successful year and I leave the team in great shape – but my presence is only…

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Katharine Birbalsingh