Apprenticeships Careers education and employer visits are key to success Young people are aware of apprenticeships – but our research shows how better guidance at school boosts likelihood they’ll… Jessica Hill 2mo Oli de Botton 2mo The Staffroom – opinion Levy flexibility will help us meet employer needs The City of Liverpool College’s experience shows how levy reform will help SMEs and deliver green skills Jessica Hill 2mo Colin Salmon 2mo industrial strategy Industrial strategy fails without extra electricians and plumbers Independent training providers need equal access to state funding and support to boost qualified employee numbers Jessica Hill 2mo Chris Claydon 2mo Apprenticeships Industry collaboration and better pay boost apprenticeships Meeting the needs of employers and trainees can reverse recent decline in apprenticeships Jessica Hill 2mo Samantha Ainsley 2mo Ofsted Ofsted’s new inspection framework: progress or more pressure? The FE sector is bracing itself for big changes in Ofsted’s inspection regime. Should the reforms spell concern or… Jessica Hill 2mo Richard Moore 2mo Apprenticeships How we’ll drive apprenticeship growth Our reforms mean 10,000 more apprentices could complete their apprenticeship journey each year Jessica Hill 2mo Baroness Jacqui Smith 2mo Colleges FE is becoming an attractive career move for HE leaders FE is gaining traction as a career choice for HE professionals ready to make a meaningful difference Jessica Hill 2mo Paul Aristides and Paul Horgan 2mo college curriculums, financial literacy Let’s embed financial literacy into the curriculum The government’s decision to prioritise functional skills over more robust financial education qualifications risks leaving young people unprepared for… Jessica Hill 2mo Laurence Frewin 2mo Apprenticeships Functional skills qualifications have never been essential Good riddance to functional skills qualifications in adult apprenticeships – it’s been putting off learners and employers in their… Jessica Hill 2mo Ben Rowland 2mo Apprenticeships Making the case for functional skills in apprenticeships Let’s not forget just how vital functional skills are, for tackling inequality as well as boosting growth Jessica Hill 2mo Heather Akehurst 2mo Apprenticeships Functional skills for adults are too vital to give up on Adult literacy and numeracy rates are already woeful, let’s not make them even worse by scrapping functional skills for… Jessica Hill 2mo Stephen Evans 2mo The Staffroom – opinion The staffroom: Let’s move beyond compliance with equality impact assessments Colleges that integrate equality impact assessments into decision making will improve their efficiency and reputation Jessica Hill 2mo Gail Pringle 2mo Newer 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 232 Older