Colleges, Young people

Population-spiked colleges scrabble for cash ahead of real-terms funding cut

Real-terms base rate cut of 0.5% could force principals to reevaluate provision and staff pay

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Colleges

Free meals funding frozen in FE while schools rate rises

College leaders bite back at ‘insulting’ DfE decision

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Teaching

How we’re using Brown’s empathy strategies to improve teaching

As Ofsted sharpens its focus on inclusion, a strategy rooted in US academic Brené Brown’s work shows empathy can...

Jessica Hill
Clair Priest
Colleges

Having a four-day teaching week provides a fifth day for real life

Our learners had the qualifications, but not always the work skills. By redesigning our timetable we treated preparation for...

Jessica Hill
Martin Twist
Colleges

Ministers accused of breaking 16–19 funding promise with 0.5% rate rise

An uplift on older T Level courses will also be removed in the new academic year

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel and Josh Mellor
Young people

Revealed: The first three V Level subject areas

Teaching of the new vocational courses will begin next year in digital, education and finance

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Young people

Three pathways, one goal: Getting young people back on track

Our phased transition to new qualifications will provide the certainty providers need, while ensuring no young person falls through...

Jessica Hill
Jacqui Smith
Colleges

David Bell to lead independent review on antisemitism in colleges

The Skills England vice chair wants to ensure everyone can learn 'free from prejudice and hate'

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
The Staffroom - opinion

Year in construction is teaching me how we can build up women

My course is a pause after burning out at medical school and it’s shown me that feelings of belonging...

Jessica Hill
Ropsana Khanom