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Focus on adult education is promising – but lacks ambition

It is also surprising the levelling up white paper has so little to say on green skills, write Aveek Bhattacharya and Amy Norman For those of us who have been following the government’s skills and post-18 education policy, the levelling up white paper was very familiar. We knew many of the key announcements already: local […]

Opinion

Elite sixth forms: is there room for optimism?

Let’s have ‘elite sixth forms’ for hospitality, catering, caring and so on, writes Ben Gadsby My New Year’s resolution was to be more optimistic. New Year’s resolutions are always harder to keep in February, and it’s not helped by this week’s announcement of “specialist sixth-form free schools”. According to the government, these are “to ensure […]

Opinion, Levelling Up

Levelling up white paper: The key reforms for FE and skills

New sixth forms, a skills mission and the UK Shared Prosperity Fund all feature

News, Levelling Up

Levelling up: Plans for ‘elite’ new sixth forms and skills ‘mission’

Education and skills policies from the much anticipated levelling up white paper will also include a new ‘future skills unit’.

News, Levelling Up

The real revolution in the white paper was taking teaching seriously

Without high-quality teaching, solving the skills challenge is just a pipedream, writes David Russell Last week saw a range of sector leaders give their expert analysis in FE Week on the Skills for Jobs white paper, exactly one year on. The tone ranged from raging enthusiasm, through cautious optimism to disappointment at lack of progress.  […]

Opinion, Skills reform

What a waste: sector exasperated as £65m for traineeships is handed back to Treasury

Provider procurement delays to blame, says minister

News, Traineeships

‘Free courses for jobs’ initiative fails to boost enrolments

Early signs are that the new free level three offer isn’t yet boosting demand for courses.

News, Adult education

Apprenticeship starts recovering to pre-pandemic levels, DfE data shows

But traineeships are still struggling to take off

News, Apprenticeships, Traineeships

We need to talk about being a parent in FE

Trying to do the best by your child, and your class, often come into conflict with one another, writes Charlotte Marshall One of the most rewarding jobs you will ever have is being a teacher. One of the most rewarding jobs you will ever have is being a parent. What happens when you have two […]

Opinion, The Staffroom - opinion