Opinion Political education should be embedded in the FE curriculum Without a counter-narrative from educators, students can believe inaccurate versions of the world, writes Maxine Looby One of the… Jess Staufenberg 4y Maxine Looby 4y AAC2022, Apprenticeships Apprenticeships should be a core part of the levelling-up agenda The government needs to take action over the decline in apprenticeship starts if the country is to ‘level up’,… Jess Staufenberg 4y David Phillips 4y AAC2022, Apprenticeships Students are keen on apprenticeships, but still need earlier guidance Among current undergraduate applicants, almost half expressed an interest in apprenticeships, writes Clare Marchant As part of FE Week’s… Jess Staufenberg 4y Clare Marchant 4y AAC2022, Apprenticeships Can we reduce learner dropout without increasing trainer workload? Training managers end up struggling with caseloads due to the volume of reporting required, writes Brad Tombling The training… Jess Staufenberg 4y Brad Tombling 4y AAC2022, Apprenticeships As a boss of an independent apprenticeship provider, my hands are tied FE colleges have access to capital and bailout funding, but independent providers are largely ignored, writes Iain Elliott At… Jess Staufenberg 4y Iain Elliott 4y SEND Parents of older learners will be sceptical about the SEND review The fight for resources becomes harder the older students become – making the SEND review especially critical for this… Jess Staufenberg 4y Rachel Amos and Janvi Patel 4y Skills reform The lifelong loan entitlement doesn’t fit around the situations of learners Minimum eligibility requirements are being applied in a generic way, writes Marius S. Ostrowski A flagship item in the… Jess Staufenberg 4y Marius S. Ostrowski 4y EDI It’s time to talk about intersectionality in FE The intersection of different identities is barely mentioned or discussed in FE, writes Joyce I-Hui Chen The first time… Jess Staufenberg 4y Joyce I-Hui Chen 4y Covid-19, net zero FE has been highly responsive in the pandemic – now to face climate change With the government’s final climate change strategy due next month, Tim Oates says sound policy is needed for FE… Jess Staufenberg 4y Tim Oates 4y Covid-19 Let’s extend the post-16 phase from two years to three A pilot for a longer learning period after GCSEs is worth considering post-Covid, writes Joe Hallgarten When it comes… Jess Staufenberg 4y Joe Hallgarten 4y Opinion £30k starting salaries is good news for school teachers, but bad news for colleges With more pressures on college costs and teacher starting salaries set to rise to £30k in schools, the gulf… Shane Chowen 4y David Hughes 4y Opinion We desperately need parents to control student device use at night Parents want us to help their struggling child – but worrying habits at home are the biggest problem, writes… Jess Staufenberg 4y Emma Boulton Roe 4y Newer 1 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 255 Older
