The Staffroom – opinion

Inclusion must extend beyond FE students to staff

Now I’m thriving as a neurodivergent FE professional and championing greater workplace support for others

Jessica Hill
Leah Stone
Qualifications

Why it’s time for FE to flex its muscles

A growing health crisis means FE must level up its skills offering for health and fitness professionals

Jessica Hill
Lisa Skelton
Restorative practice

From vengeance to compassion: The conversation that shattered my hate

Meeting the boy who killed my brother showed me the impact of restorative justice – now I teach these…

Jessica Hill
Steve Wright
Colleges

What the Supreme Court ruling on ‘sex’ means for FE colleges

The court’s decision sharpens the focus on a complex legal landscape. With revised guidance pending, colleges must navigate carefully

Jessica Hill
Tom Morrison and Clare Wigzell
Ofsted

We’ve just had a ‘low-stakes’ inspection – Here’s what worked

Inspectors seem to have heeded the call to avoid adversarial inspections – some of our staff even reported enjoying…

Jessica Hill
Alun Francis
Devolution

From competition to coordination: Blueprint for a smarter skills system

Westminster ‘hoards power’—but will its devolution plans fix the system? Our AoC-backed report lays out 19 urgent reforms

Jessica Hill
James Farr and Richard Guy


Careers guidance

From classroom to career: Early guidance unlocks lifelong potential

With 44 per cent of core workforce skills set to change by 2027, early guidance isn’t just helpful—it’s urgent….

Jessica Hill
Rylie Sweeney
skills recruitment

Cleaning up its image: The hygiene sector’s challenge to win talent

The cleaning and hygiene sector offers diverse career opportunities, yet many people still only associate it with traditional mop…

Jessica Hill
Joanne Gilliard
Governance

FE’s reputation on the line: learning from Weston governance failures

The damning FE commissioner report on Weston College revealed shocking lack of transparency in senior pay and governance. For…

Jessica Hill
David Hughes
Online harms

Adolescence is a wake-up call: Are we equipping young people for online realities?

We need to go beyond qualifications to tackle the toxic masculinity, online radicalisation and debt crises ruining young lives

Jessica Hill
Heather Akehurst
Access to HE

Access to HE: a life changing qualification hiding in plain sight

Access to HE graduates achieve great success but few people know about the courses, and too many students quit

Jessica Hill
Fabienne Bailey
NEET support

Our data sharing fears hamper support of NEET young people

Fear and misunderstanding over GDPR is holding back NEET reduction efforts

Jessica Hill
Venugopal Agrawal