The Staffroom – opinion Learning a new language reminded me how hard it is for my ESOL students After 20 years of teaching, I thought I understood my learners’ struggles. Then I became a student again Jessica Hill 2mo Anna Galutowska 2mo Lifelong Learning We’re joining the dots to create lifelong learning in the North East Bringing higher education into the centre of regional planning is vital for the LLE to succeed, and we’re already… Jessica Hill 2mo Professor René Koglbauer 2mo construction The construction industry can’t build the future without diversity Major housebuilding, infrastructure and retrofitting projects mean the construction industry must look wider to find new streams of workers Jessica Hill 2mo Annelee Roscoe 2mo Skills reform Lasting progress depends on a connected, durable skills system The success of Labour’s skills vision depends on whether it can create a system that’s stable, connected and built… Shane Chowen 2mo Rob Nitsch 2mo 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 Newer 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 253 Older
