Young people There’s widening participation, but narrowing mental health support More disadvantaged learners are entering FE and HE, but stretched services mean many can’t access the help they need Jessica Hill 3mo Imran Mir 3mo Young people The NEET crisis won’t be solved by fashionable theories Billions in piecemeal initiatives won’t reverse youth inactivity, and claims of ‘deficit thinking’ risk obscuring what’s actually happening. Only… Jessica Hill 3mo Alun Francis 3mo Colleges The AI governor is in the boardroom AI offers clarity, speed and strategic insight, but only if boards are brave enough to evolve. The augmented governor… Jessica Hill 3mo Perry Perrott 3mo Colleges Chair of governors’ journey is as perilous as a motorbike ride Leading a college governance team presents dangers every bit as daunting as a pool of oil in the road… Jessica Hill 3mo Michael Davis 3mo Colleges How a £25m crisis and intervention forced us to rebuild – and made Brooklands stronger Six years under FE Commissioner intervention pushed our college to the brink. But the debt, disruption and scrutiny forged… Jessica Hill 3mo Christine Ricketts 3mo Colleges When you look, suicide dangers are everywhere in our colleges Given the numbers of students who take their own lives, we must seek answers to the crisis unfolding across… Jessica Hill 3mo David Murray 3mo Adult education What LSIPs need to cut through the noise and make an impact in 2026 With new guidance and a crowded policy landscape, the next wave of LSIPs must cut through competing priorities and… Jessica Hill 3mo James Farr 3mo Adult education ESOL addresses skills shortages; cutting it’s counterproductive National policy around improving people’s English needs a sharper focus or it risks being undermined by opposition at regional… Jessica Hill 3mo Diana Sutton 3mo Inclusion If everyone is a SEND teacher FE needs to train them, and fast Recruits arrive with little training in inclusive pedagogy. As Ofsted raises the bar on SEND provision, the government must… Jessica Hill 4mo Sophie Kuttschreuter and Hannah Thomas 4mo Inclusion Specialist colleges transform lives yet remain invisible in policy For many young people, specialist FE is the first place where education truly works. But without regulatory recognition, equitable… Jessica Hill 4mo Ben Bastin 4mo Young people Work experience gap is a driver of inequality we cannot ignore Government, national and local, employers, schools and colleges need to pull in the same direction, amplifying the importance of… Jessica Hill 4mo John Yarham 4mo Young people Let’s ensure this youth guarantee works for every young person The government has finally put serious investment behind young people. Now the FE sector, employers and local systems must… Jessica Hill 4mo Laura-Jane Rawlings 4mo Newer 1 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 262 Older
