Mental Health

Mental health is key to educational efforts to rekindle social mobility

Government and the sector must put wellbeing at the heart of their work to reverse worrying trends in the…

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Liz Bromley
Apprenticeships

From OOF to WOOF: How to put a leash on apprenticeship completion dates

The growing problem of ‘well out of funding’ learners is often the result of the tail wagging the apprenticeship…

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Kerry Boffey
Qualifications

Reviewing post-16 qualifications is a start – but it’s not enough

Meeting engineering’s skills gap will require a lot more than tinkering with the courses on offer

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Katie Ingrey
Research

The model that could make CPD greater than it is

An innovative approach to CPD showed great promise before funding was pulled – and should inform the sector’s approach…

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Charlynne Pullen
Election 2024, resits

All parties must commit to keeping the GCSE resit policy

Middle-class commentators don’t understand it. University professors can’t explain it. But the resit policy is a vital lifeline for…

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Andrew Otty
Staffroom – Opinion

AI should stand Assessment Intelligence – but we need to adapt

Developing assessments that reflect what’s already happening in our industries is the challenge of the next decade

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Dan Phillips


Election 2024

The levy isn’t working – could Labour’s plans fix it?

If we’re going to scrutinise Labour’s plans for levy reform, we need to accept the policy’s failures and base…

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Stephen Evans
Qualifications

Microcreds can turn volunteering activities into recognised skills

Pioneering a way to gain skills accreditation through volunteering could be transformational for communities and learners – especially the…

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Dr Sam Parrett CBE and Phillip Le Feuvre
Apprenticeships

What will it take to deliver an apprenticeship guarantee for young people

A new report shows those who say such a guarantee can’t be delivered in an employer-led system underestimate appetite…

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Lizzie Crowley
Election 2024

“Progression, progression, progression” should be Labour’s election slogan

We need a unified holistic skills strategy across government to meet current and future challenges

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Gordon Marsden
Apprenticeships

Why we’re planning to allocate UCAS tariff points to apprenticeships

UCAS is launching a consultation on its proposal to expand their tariff to apprenticeships. Here’s our rationale

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Lindsay Conroy
Staffroom – Opinion

What I’ve learned about getting student voice right

Gail Pringle shares her top tips to ensure student voice activity engages the whole college community and leaves a…

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Gail Pringle