The Staffroom – opinion When words set you free: The transformative magic of free writing By embracing free writing, resit learners unlocked not just better English skills but reduced their anxiety and built resilience Jessica Hill 3mo Jenni Roe and Ethan Catherall 3mo Colleges, Politics Amid online poison, colleges can’t defend cohesion alone National leadership, guidance and support is needed if young people are to be protected against online content driving division… Jessica Hill 3mo Sunita Gordon 3mo 14-16 The 14-16 funding gap is holding back technical education The industrial strategy promises to boost skills in key sectors. But while post-16 technical courses get extra funding, pre-16… Jessica Hill 3mo Kate Ambrosi 3mo specialist colleges How trust built a transformative education partnership When our college joined forces with another, we proved that innovation thrives on collaboration Jessica Hill 3mo Lynette Barrett 3mo 16-19, English and maths Fixing resits requires fixing the system around them Persistent challenges face GCSE resit students and their teachers. If the sector is serious about improving outcomes, CPD, funding,… Jessica Hill 3mo Emily Yeomans 3mo Colleges, Governance Let’s rethink what financial sustainability means for FE Colleges typically spend just 52% of income on teaching, support and admin and cost cuts have reached their limit Jessica Hill 3mo Nick Pidgeon 3mo Assessment, Skills reform Stop trying to make technical education look academic In the race for ‘simplicity’ in technical education, we forget that the labour market is anything but simple, writes… Shane Chowen 3mo David Gallagher 3mo AI AI Is rewriting tech careers – Can educators keep up? With AI roles expanding 3.6 times faster than other jobs, tech educators must pivot from static curricula to teaching… Jessica Hill 3mo Rory James 3mo Trauma-informed practice Is education policy ‘TIP’ing into a trauma-informed trap? From Knowsley’s failed ‘deschooling’ experiment to today’s trauma-informed practice (TIP) trends, education keeps repeating the same mistake: embracing radical… Jessica Hill 3mo Alun Francis 3mo The Staffroom – opinion How apprenticeship coaches can bridge the NEET gap ‘I’ve been where you are’: How lived experience in apprenticeship coaching can help make the shift from NEET to… Jessica Hill 3mo Wasim Collins 3mo skills divide The Great British skills mismatch Britain has never been more educated, yet skills mismatches, regional divides, and graduate overqualification threaten productivity Jessica Hill 3mo Larissa Marioni 3mo EDI From blind hiring to flexible work: How FE can fix workplace exclusion Ethnic minority communities are being left behind by employers. We need to close the employment gap Jessica Hill 4mo Dr Jane Lewis 4mo Newer 1 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 248 Older