Opinion I wish FE offered a broader range of subjects to study Students should be able to study what interests them, instead of the subjects the system prefers them to pursue,… Jess Staufenberg 3y Aaliyah Kennedy 3y Opinion Why the delay to mental health teams reaching all colleges? Colleges are reporting more suicides and eating disorders – they need better support now, writes Richard Caulfield Over a… Jess Staufenberg 3y Richard Caulfield 3y Skills reform Remove the universal credit rules blocking people from education ‘Conditionality’ rules are forcing people to give up their training courses, writes Peter Aldous Like all MPs, I am… Jess Staufenberg 3y Peter Aldous MP 3y Opinion Providers are confused about how to record sex and gender Collecting data on sex and gender separately is important for tackling inequalities, writes Sarah Hope Suppose you’re asked to… Jess Staufenberg 3y Sarah Hope 3y Opinion 7 steps to having ‘guerilla careers hotspots’ around your college Providers should be more creative about inspiring students into the labour market, writes Andrew Bernard Imagine you’re just queuing… Jess Staufenberg 3y Andrew Bernard 3y Opinion The government must pay young people to enter traineeships Traineeships are getting good outcomes but are being crowded out by other subsidised programmes, writes Jane Hickie As we… Jess Staufenberg 3y Jane Hickie 3y Opinion We need huge new initiatives to support new skills and retraining Writing off stranded learners’ debts is a good start, but there’s more to be done on access to adult… Gordon Marsden 3y GORDON MARSDEN 3y Opinion How important is FE to ‘levelling up’? In the 2021 Queen’s Speech, the government stated that it intended to “level up opportunities across all parts of… Billy Camden 3y DAVID RUSSELL 3y Opinion Omicron: Colleges need to draw up contingency plans Time spent now on that planning could be invaluable in the weeks to come Billy Camden 3y DAVID HUGHES 3y Opinion Behaviour management requires a united staff front Even if you’re being shouted at, don’t raise your voice, writes Errol Ince Having worked in FE for over… Jess Staufenberg 3y Errol Ince 3y Opinion Decolonising the curriculum engages learners – but needs time Contemporary texts can draw parallels with learners’ own lives, writes Sarah Wilson I work in a local community with… Jess Staufenberg 3y Jess Staufenberg 3y Opinion Employers keep asking for unnecessary maths and English grades from apprentices The issue facing aspiring apprentices will be even more pressing if BTECs are defunded, writes Henry Faulkner-Ellis Imagine a… Jess Staufenberg 3y Henry Faulkner-Ellis 3y Newer 1 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 233 Older
