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 2mo Leah Stone 2mo 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 2mo Lisa Skelton 2mo 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 2mo Steve Wright 2mo 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 3mo Tom Morrison and Clare Wigzell 3mo 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 3mo Alun Francis 3mo 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 3mo James Farr and Richard Guy 3mo 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 3mo Rylie Sweeney 3mo 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 3mo Joanne Gilliard 3mo 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 3mo David Hughes 3mo 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 3mo Heather Akehurst 3mo 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 3mo Fabienne Bailey 3mo 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 3mo Venugopal Agrawal 3mo Newer 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 239 Older