Opinion A plea to independent training providers – make your voices heard Some ITPs may have small or no marketing departments, but many are very keen to get learner and staff… Jess Staufenberg 4y Nicki Hay 4y Wellbeing Fit your own mental health oxygen mask before fitting others If we want our staff to support students, we must prioritise their wellbeing, writes Asfa Sohail Even though life… Jess Staufenberg 4y Asfa Sohail 4y Opinion The level 2 qualifications review is deafeningly silent on key problems The review seems unaware of the sell-by dates of its proposals – and that’s only the beginning, writes Gordon… Jess Staufenberg 4y Gordon Marsden 4y The Staffroom – opinion How to do lesson observations that don’t scare everyone Employers keeping score stops lesson observations from being a real development opportunity, writes Neil Jones Lesson observation at our… Jess Staufenberg 4y Neil Jones 4y Opinion Despite the risks, training providers must grasp devolution Combined authorities might favour ‘bricks and mortar’ provision so training providers need to be ready, writes Jane Hickie On… Jess Staufenberg 4y Jane Hickie 4y Skills reform The skills bill’s ambition cannot become reality without colleges Royal assent for the bill moves the country closer to an employer-led skills system, but it can’t happen without… Jess Staufenberg 4y Alex Burghart 4y FE Week Podcast The FE Week Podcast: Is there a device crisis in FE? Is device use seriously negatively affecting student learning? How can devices be used well? And what is the situation… Jess Staufenberg 4y The FE Week Podcast 4y T Levels Here are 3 urgent ways T Levels still need reforming Everything from too-strict entry requirements to the exams timetable are stopping T Levels from working on the ground, writes… Jess Staufenberg 4y Vernon Shaw 4y Skills reform Scrapping smaller level 2 qualifications would be a national disaster Many of the small qualifications the government wants to scrap are the best stepping stones for vulnerable individuals, warns… Jess Staufenberg 4y Adrian Grove 4y Skills reform Long read Local skills improvement plans: What the trailblazer reports look like Spanning over 500 pages in total, the “trailblazer” local skills improvement plans – a key plank of the government’s… Shane Chowen 4y Shane Chowen 4y net zero SMEs lack incentive to invest in green skills Not much is in place to encourage smaller construction businesses to go green, write Andrea Laczik and Kat Emms… Jess Staufenberg 4y Andrea Laczik and Kat Emms 4y Devolution Let’s have a new era of skills devolution to local leaders Being given responsibility for the AEB has allowed City Hall to drive an increase in Londoners retraining, writes Jules… Jess Staufenberg 4y Jules Pipe 4y Newer 1 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 255 Older