Apprenticeships

Size matters when it comes to apprenticeships

By introducing apprenticeship units alongside shorter duration apprenticeships, the government may have stumbled onto a rare thing – a…

Jessica Hill
Rob May
English and maths

Finally, a real stepping stone for GCSE English and maths learners

After years of watching students struggle through endless GCSE resits, this reform could be the breakthrough they’ve been waiting…

Jessica Hill
Dr Alice Eardley
The Staffroom – opinion

EDL confrontation underlined why Black History is more than a month

We need to ingrain the aims of Black History Month into college life to counteract the messages students hear…

Jessica Hill
Ellisha Soanes
V Levels

V Levels are an opportunity to bring coherence, if we get it right

V Levels could finally give vocational education the credibility it deserves, but only if they’re designed with clarity, consistency…

Jessica Hill
Dr Fiona Aldridge
Skills reform

We’ll end qualification confusion and build confidence in FE

For too long, young people have faced a maze of qualifications with no clear direction. Our new V Levels…

Jessica Hill
Jacqui Smith
Skills reform

A guarantee isn’t enough… our youth deserve a work promise

Without a permanent, connected strategy linking education, skills and work, we’ll keep treating the symptoms of youth unemployment, and…

Jessica Hill
Laura-Jane Rawlings


Skills reform

Trainee mechanics must be tooled up or the EV revolution falls flat 

Colleges must provide electric vehicle-specific training and tooling to avoid students attempting dangerous bodges in the real world

Jessica Hill
David Martin
T Levels

My T Level journey at the Sharp end of digital skills

T Levels Week: Luca Jaworski says his digital T Level provided an effective blend of academic study and…

Jessica Hill
Luca Jaworski
Apprenticeships

Let’s ensure that apprenticeship reform doesn’t set us back a decade

A lack of detail about upcoming reforms means skills sector partners are not speaking with one voice

Jessica Hill
Sarah Beale
Awarding

Creating a City & Guilds fit for the fourth industrial revolution

City & Guilds’ landmark sale isn’t just a business move, but an act of stewardship to futureproof the skills…

Shane Chowen
Dame Ann Limb and Kirstie Donnelly
Careers guidance

Careers can’t be a one-person job…so we’ve made it everyone’s job

Tick-box careers guidance won’t cut it. If we want the Gatsby Benchmarks to work in workplace learning, accountability has…

Jessica Hill
Kate Roberts
Skills reform

Wakefield will grow supply and demand together for high-skills jobs

Our proposed new skills centre could be the key to breaking the cycle of low skills and low pay…

Jessica Hill
Professor Chris Husbands