Apprenticeships

AI, soft skills and bespoke training: Six predictions for apprenticeships in 2024

Following a year of political and technological changes to the education landscape, Jonathan Fitchew addresses the future of apprenticeships…

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Jonathan Fitchew
2023 in review

This was the year politicians finally realised the value of our sector

David Hughes reflects on 12 months that have transformed the college sector’s fortunes

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David Hughes
Devolution

Skills devolution: Five ways to ensure communities are in the driving seat

A new report by LTE Group makes five recommendations to ease the tension at the heart of skills devolution

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John Thornhill
STEM

FE must play its part in tackling engineering’s costly image problem

Engineering is so much more than our education system routinely promotes. Fixing that could be key for girls and…

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Alisha Bell
Staffroom – Opinion

Literacy is for life, not just the classroom

Our focus on literacy for the workplace is helping our leaners thrive and could model a better way to…

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Kelly Fox
Politics

Devolution is not incompatible with learner demand – but it is a barrier

Mark Dawe channels Bon Jovi to make the case for putting learners in charge of how further education is…

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Mark Dawe


Politics

What Labour and Lib Dems can learn from Singapore’s SkillsFuture Credit scheme

Singapore’s example shows individual learner accounts can work and don’t need to wait for central government to be tried…

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Aidan Relf
Apprenticeships

Gateway is a ‘no man’s land’ that leaves apprentices vulnerable

Caught between completion and assessment, too many apprentices are left to an inadequate support system

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Kerry Boffey
Staffroom – Opinion

You’re never too young (or too old) for honest self-appraisal

Learners must understand their strengths and weaknesses to find fulfilling avenues for their talents – and so do we

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Liam Perkins
Policy

8 reasons we shouldn’t use the term ‘provider’ – and what we could say instead

The term ‘provider’ is problematic and we need a new and better one to replace it in our lexicon…

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Sue Pember
Legal

How colleges can foster safe engagement with the Israel/Palestine conflict

The legal framework is complex but can help colleges strike a difficult balance between freedom of speech and …

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Smita Jamdar and Tom Long
Reclassification

Reclassification one year on: Capital, control and confusion

It’s been twelve months since colleges were returned to the public sector and colleges must learn to live with…

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Julian Gravatt