16-19, Qualifications, Skills reform We need to deliver a new V Level vision for Level 3 The new qualification family promises to simplify the post-16 landscape, but success will depend on how well we protect… Jessica Hill 3mo Lisa O’Loughlin and John Laramy 3mo workforce shortages Nuclear needs people power With one in three workers nearing retirement and too few recruits in the pipeline, the nuclear industry’s biggest challenge… Jessica Hill 3mo Mark Rouse 3mo SEND Ofsted inclusion 2.0: Making space for learners without EHCPs Ofsted’s new inclusion rules demand that every educator – not just SENCos – adapts learning in real time. It’s… Jessica Hill 3mo Chris Quickfall 3mo The Staffroom – opinion When flags divide instead of unite, FE must help rebuild belonging As national identity becomes a battleground, FE must show what true unity looks like: diverse, empathetic and brave enough… Jessica Hill 3mo Haroon Bashir 3mo Higher education, Skills reform Don’t knock pathways – they’re a front door to higher education Foundation years and CertHEs suffer an image problem, but they foster collaboration between FE and HE and ensure students… Jessica Hill 3mo Gianina Harvey-Brewin 3mo workforce development Workforce development needed to achieve white paper’s tertiary vision The post-16 education and skills white paper seeks a unified tertiary system but a single framework for teaching is… Jessica Hill 3mo Dr Katerina Kolyva 3mo Apprenticeships Changing how we deliver teaching will ease FE’s workforce crisis Success with online learning during the delivery of bootcamps shows how a hybrid model can solve staffing shortages Jessica Hill 3mo Mark Dawe 3mo Apprenticeships White paper fails to put employers at the centre of our FE universe The skills white paper sets out plenty of ideas, but no unifying vision. If skills are the engine of… Jessica Hill 3mo Ben Rowland 3mo Colleges We don’t need a school-style enrichment framework, we need one built for FE In an age of social media anxiety and digital overload, enrichment shouldn’t be a luxury – it’s how we… Jessica Hill 3mo Lisa Humphries 3mo functional skills Functional skills maths isn’t functional, and everyone knows it When exam questions bear no resemblance to the maths problems of the workplace, young apprentices are set up to… Jessica Hill 3mo Sue Pittock 3mo Colleges Successes and failures down under can guide FE reform here The UK’s FE system is stuck in silos. Lessons from New Zealand and Victoria in Australia show how bold… Jessica Hill 3mo Liam Sloan 3mo Apprenticeships Apprenticeships can staff from front desk to the front line of digital Apprenticeships give businesses a cost-effective way to upskill admin workers into digital and social media roles Jessica Hill 3mo Lexie Cheesewright 3mo Newer 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 256 Older