The Staffroom – opinion Time in student services transformed my approach to learners While the staffroom debates whether this generation of learners are ‘snowflakes’, student service support is coolly preventing an avalanche… JL Dutaut 3y David Murray 3y T Levels Alumni agree: Losing BTECs will exclude many from success New life histories research adds the voices of alumni to the chorus of concerns about the scrapping of BTEC,… JL Dutaut 3y Susan McGrath and Maia Madhvani 3y T Levels Ministers must heed colleges on their move to defund BTECs T Levels are a rigorous alternative but will not fill the gap left by scrapping BTECs’ tested route from… JL Dutaut 3y Sam Parrett 3y SEND SEND plan: less big bang and more damp squib for FE A lack of policies for 16-25 year old students with SEND brings in to question the government’s commitment to… Shane Chowen 3y Ruth Perry 3y skills The key to bridging the skills gap is staring us in the face We know colleges are key to bridging skills gaps and the spring budget is an opportunity to put them… JL Dutaut 3y Peter Aldous, MP 3y Colleges Safeguarding our colleges from cyber threats is a matter of education Investing in education and awareness for staff and students is a key tool in our fight against cyber attacks,… JL Dutaut 3y Sharon Archer 3y AI How ChatGPT could reduce and transform teacher workload James Kieft tests ChatGPT on a range of time-consuming tasks for teachers and assesses its potential to support and… JL Dutaut 3y James Kieft 3y WorldSkills International benchmarking is vital in raising standards in UK skills In the absence of PISA rankings the UK skills system needs international benchmarking to drive up standards and keep… JL Dutaut 3y Ben Blackledge 3y 14-16 College provision for 14-16 can no longer be overlooked More must be done to support direct-entry learners in further education settings as the provision offers a critical lifeline… JL Dutaut 3y Alan McKenna 3y Vulnerable learners Vulnerable adolescents deserve better than a maze of bureaucracy A new public accounts committee report outlines a costly and decades-long failure to bring services together to support vulnerable… JL Dutaut 3y Dame Meg Hillier, MP 3y Governance The four Ps that will ensure your external governance review brings value for money The new mandatory requirement for external governance review represents a substantial investment, writes Melissa Drayson, so it’s important to… JL Dutaut 3y Melissa Drayson 3y Apprenticeships Apprenticeships diversity still lags and now is the time to act National Apprenticeships Week and Race Equality Week happen at the same time – a coincidence that should speak volumes… JL Dutaut 3y Payal Bhavsar 3y Newer 1 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 247 Older