The Staffroom – opinion Shadowing should be embedded in apprenticeship standards Shadowing is highly effective CPD and also helps to build relationships within organisations, writes Priya Patel I’m a former… Jess Staufenberg 3y Priya Patel 3y Colleges Is it time to let go of the failures and ego of incorporation? The colleges sector can only challenge the problems of incorporation if it takes the uncomfortable step of building a… Jess Staufenberg 3y Stuart Rimmer 3y FE Week Podcast The FE Week Podcast: New college, new country – Refugees in FE After travelling thousands of miles, facing extremely dangerous situations, often stuck in legal limbo – refugee and asylum-seeking students… Jess Staufenberg 3y The FE Week Podcast 3y The Staffroom – opinion Corporate social responsibility strategies are a win-win for FE ITPs and colleges without a CSR focus risk losing employees and potential new talent, writes Lee Dale A socially… Jess Staufenberg 3y Lee Dale 3y Apprenticeships The government must act now to save apprenticeships It’s the first time in our organisation’s 50-year history that the number of apprenticeship vacancies is outstripping applications, writes… Jess Staufenberg 3y Mike Driscoll 3y Opinion Education is crucial amid spiralling living costs FE must focus on delivering a versatile workforce to help tackle the cost of living crisis, writes Mark Dawe… Jess Staufenberg 3y Mark Dawe 3y Ofsted 7 ways to challenge college culture and get back to ‘good’ In 2019 I left higher education to become chief executive of the UK’s biggest national FE college group, comprising… Jess Staufenberg 3y Liz Bromley 3y Opinion Local areas can use Multiply to unlock wider investment Multiply represents a menu of interventions for local areas to draw on and tailor to the local context, writes… Jess Staufenberg 3y Alex Stevenson 3y Mental Health How can ITPs support learners with complex mental health needs? Many learners tell us mainstream school negatively affected their mental health and that they need more support now, writes… Jess Staufenberg 3y Zoe Whitmore 3y Governance This is how evaluation practices lead to better governance Assessment of the board improves the performance and engagement of its members, writes Fiona Chalk I had the pleasure… Jess Staufenberg 3y Fiona Chalk 3y Adult education DfE – look at Scotland’s plans for an adult learning strategy England needs an all-stages and all-levels levelling-up lifelong adult learning plan, writes Sue Pember Both Wales and Scotland are… Jess Staufenberg 3y Sue Pember 3y Assessment, Mental Health Now’s the time to support students with revision and exam stress Here are five ways to talk to your learners about coping with high-stakes assessment, writes Lesley French As many… Jess Staufenberg 3y Lesley French 3y Newer 1 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 232 Older