Apprenticeships

Apprenticeships: The new report that leaves Sunak exposed

The new PM likes to say apprenticeships are key to growth but the EDSK’s new report reveals how broken…

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Simon Fipp and Annabel May
Opinion

Reclassification: An era ends and an unclear future lies ahead

The impact of reclassification may take a while to be felt beyond the finance office but is likely to…

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Julian Gravatt
Young people

Digital skills: Government action is needed – but the right sort

New research shows ministers should focus on removing the unintended consequences of previous and current qualification reforms, writes David…

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David Robinson
Skills reform

Four priorities to tackle green industry’s diversity problem

The environmental sector has a diversity problem and further education has a central role in ensuring environmental justice is…

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Fay Holland
The Staffroom – opinion

Net zero: Small steps with apprentices drive big changes

The daunting journey we have to undertake to get to net zero starts with small steps all apprentices and…

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Nina Royle
Colleges

What’s stopping college campuses from going green?

New research reveals the challenges college campuses face in going green and shows how to start the net-zero journey,…

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Tom Long


Adult education

Net zero: level 2 qualifications are crucial to green skills

Retraining our workforce to meet the country’s net zero obligations must start at level 2, writes Graham Hasting-Evans

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Graham Hasting-Evans
Adult education, Awarding, Young people

Decreasing level 2 opportunities compromises levelling up

Decreasing opportunities for level 2 qualifications are a levelling up own-goal and a threat to employers, providers and learners,…

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Joe Crossley
Politics

Autumn statement: pro-growth must mean pro-further education

Schools deserve every penny they got in the autumn statement, says Grant Glendinning, but capital investment alone leaves FE…

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Grant Glendinning
Opinion

We’re prioritising skills to extend the ladder of opportunity to all

How to propel the country forward isn’t rocket science, writes Robert Halfon. It’s a matter of supporting world-class skills…

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Robert Halfon
FE workforce, Students

Socio-emotional skills are a priority to build a fairer society

Small, intentional changes may seem fleeting but can have a drastic impact on young people’s socio-emotional development – and…

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Bethia McNeil
The Staffroom – opinion

The staffroom: How study skills can help learners to succeed

Finding the time to embed study skills can be a challenge but doing so repays itself in increased confidence…

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Saj Mohammad