SEND SEND reforms for schools won’t solve FE’s high-needs problems If FE is made to take medicine for symptoms it is not suffering from, being bunched in with schools… Jessica Hill 2mo Ruth Perry 2mo Legal changes An anti-fraud law for business has big implications for FE providers The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 raises the stakes for FE institutions. Senior managers and governors could… Jessica Hill 2mo Kamal Chauhan and Charlotte Cassells 2mo Colleges Three thousand voices spoke and what they said shocked us Our major learners’ survey revealed insights and concerns that aren’t available from national data Jessica Hill 2mo Vivienne Avery 2mo Apprenticeships Achievement rate is a broken metric. It’s time to judge apprenticeships by pass rates For too long, achievement rates have distorted what quality in apprenticeships really means, punishing providers who take risks and… Jessica Hill 2mo Daniel Waterhouse 2mo Colleges Rethinking PD: How colleges can build learning cultures A new guide offers evidence-based steps for leaders to design PD which inspires staff, drives improvement and transforms outcomes… Jessica Hill 2mo Kath Davies 2mo The Staffroom – opinion AI isn’t just for coders, it’s the new digital literacy every learner needs Barnsley College’s ‘Introduction to AI’ course shows how colleges can turn a perceived threat into a practical tool for… Jessica Hill 2mo Daniel Wright 2mo Skills reform Pat’s skills nightmare: The kitchen is on fire If Gordon Ramsay walked into today’s skills sector, he would be screaming. Funding is broken, bureaucracy is bloated and… Jessica Hill 2mo Mark Dawe 2mo Careers guidance We need to rethink careers guidance for a changing generation Careers guidance in the UK is stuck in the past, leaving too many young people without pathways into meaningful… Jessica Hill 2mo Natasha Eason 2mo Skills reform Engineering’s skills crunch can be solved with our plan From nuclear to renewables, hydrogen to carbon capture, major projects demand a workforce ready to deliver. Our five-year plan… Jessica Hill 2mo Andrew Hockey 2mo Politics Skills policy just moved house, and the neighbourhood matters Every department brings its own instincts. In the DWP, skills will be filtered through a jobs lens. That could… Jessica Hill 2mo Alex Morris 2mo Skills reform We need the same rigour of teaching in colleges as in schools Schools soared up the international league tables under Gove and Gibb. Colleges, by contrast, remain the poor relation. It’s… Jessica Hill 2mo Will Bickford Smith 2mo Apprenticeships Creative industries can’t thrive without apprenticeships The UK’s creative industries outstrip aerospace and automotive combined, but a lack of highly skilled workers threatens to derail… Jessica Hill 2mo Professor David Mba and Professor Zey Suka-Bill 2mo Newer 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 253 Older