Latest profile Profile The policy guru turned college chief 4w I wanted to take all of the things I thought we could do as a system and do it within an organisation Read more Read more All Features Long read Long read Focus feature: Women principals leaving a legacy in FE This year numerous top female college principals are stepping down after giving their professional lives to the FE sector…. Jess Staufenberg 2y Jess Staufenberg 2y Long read Long read Focus feature: Student safety and criminal exploitation What happens after a serious violent incident plays out in a college? How can colleges best support students and… Jess Staufenberg 2y Jess Staufenberg 2y Long read, Research Long read Focus feature: The realities of research in FE Despite a lack of funds and interest from above, research in FE is being kept alive by grassroots groups… Jess Staufenberg 2y Jess Staufenberg 2y Long read Long read ‘Students served by FE are vulnerable to modern slavery’ One college on an awareness drive around labour exploitation was amazed at how many learners were being mistreated. Jess… Jess Staufenberg 2y Jess Staufenberg 2y Long read Long read ‘Sport is special – it’s in your face’: New College Pontefract Sport is often forgotten in discussions of FE. But with Ofsted looking hard at ‘personal development’, the award-winning PE… Jess Staufenberg 2y Jess Staufenberg 2y Colleges, Long read Long read Focus feature: College improvement How do you improve a college with a demoralised staff, a financial notice, a bad Ofsted and a haemorrhaging… Jess Staufenberg 3y Jess Staufenberg 3y Land-based, Long read Long read Land-based colleges lose millions in commercial income From the drop in the price of cream to zero weddings, the land-based colleges sector has lost millions of… Jess Staufenberg 3y Jess Staufenberg 3y Long read, SEND Revealed: SEND centres for excellence model to expand with six new providers Two years on, the sector’s ‘centres for excellence’ in special educational needs will be joined by mini-hubs. Jess Staufenberg… Jess Staufenberg 3y Jess Staufenberg 3y Apprenticeships, Long read Long read Focus: Do employers set the bar too high for entry criteria to apprenticeships? Employers are allowed to set their own entry criteria for apprenticeships, even though officially, no formal qualifications are needed…. Jess Staufenberg 3y Jess Staufenberg 3y Long read Exclusive Should the Further Education Trust for Leadership be replaced? The Further Education Trust for Leadership think tank will close this year. Should the model be replicated? Jess Staufenberg… Jess Staufenberg 3y Jess Staufenberg 3y Long read, Skills reform Exclusive Can the government fix the ‘confusing’ careers landscape? The skills white paper sets the lofty ambition of a “clear, all-age careers system”. Will a former academic be… Jess Staufenberg 3y Jess Staufenberg 3y Newer 1 2 3 4 5 6
