The Staffroom – opinion Summing up Multiply as we bid it goodbye Multiply divided opinion, but does it really add up to end the scheme while so many still struggle with… Jessica Hill 3mo Peter Whitehead 3mo financial literacy Amid cuts to adult education we must focus on financial literacy Many adults struggle with financial literacy – let’s make sure that adults skills funding cuts and the end of… Jessica Hill 3mo Rachel Staples 3mo Construction skills Qualification challenges threaten government’s housing mission Too few college construction courses equip learners with the skills employers need, leaving many unprepared for work Jessica Hill 3mo Neil Jefferson 3mo The Staffroom – opinion Being an effective ally for the 5% Words are cheap if they’re not backed by action. There are questions managers should be asking themselves about equality Jessica Hill 3mo Haroon Bashir 3mo Colleges The 50-hour work experience policy: Ambition versus reality How the government’s vision of 50 hours of work experience for every school and college student might be realised Jessica Hill 3mo Mark de Backer 3mo T Levels Everyone’s T’eed off, so let’s dig in to make T Levels work It’s gone from bad to worse for T Levels but there’s a route to recovery for education’s battered ‘gold… Jessica Hill 3mo James Scott 3mo Apprenticeships We’re driving apprenticeships forward and speeding past 60 The sector should be proud after pushing QAR rates up through collaboration and sheer hard work Jessica Hill 3mo Ben Rowland 3mo Employment law What do potential changes to harassment laws mean for FE? Employment law in the UK is shifting again and those working across FE and skills need to pay attention Jessica Hill 3mo Ruth Sparkes 3mo Skills funding FE should brace itself for Austerity 2.0 Spring Statement spelt doom for our sector, however much it was dressed up Jessica Hill 3mo Tom Bewick 3mo Colleges Worn out heating systems pose huge danger for college bosses Like RAAC, end-of-life pipework has the potential to close colleges and the problem isn’t easy to spot Jessica Hill 3mo Adam Finch 3mo Functional skills Use reform to tailor functional skills to industry needs We use our expertise to determine minimum literacy and numeracy levels for each apprenticeship we offer Jessica Hill 3mo Mike Worley 3mo Skills reform Labour’s youth policy challenge: Avoid short-termism for real change We’re seeing risks of Labour falling into the trap of policy initiatives and short-termism over strategic long-term change management Jessica Hill 3mo Laura-Jane Rawlings 3mo Newer 1 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 238 Older