Social media influencers

Navigating Adolescence: Young Lives, Young Futures in a social media age

As young people increasingly turn to online influencers for guidance, the need for real-world support has never been greater

Jessica Hill
Olly Newton
Inclusion

Right-wing backlash against gender diversity could fuel conflict in FE

With global politics fuelling discrimination against transgender and gender-diverse individuals, FE institutions must take urgent steps to foster inclusion

Jessica Hill
Che Young (they/them)
Entrepreneurial skills

Embed enterprise education into college curriculums

Young people are keen to run their own businesses but we’re not giving them the skills and experience they...

Jessica Hill
Tina McKenzie
The Staffroom - opinion

Everyone’s a writer nowadays, even if we don’t realise it 

Writing is a skill utilised now more than ever so we should be driving standards up, not down

Jessica Hill
Pete Middleton
Colleges

Ofsted: Schools and colleges must improve ‘poor’ careers advice

Most college students can't remember what careers guidance they had in school

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
student finances

Let colleges finish the job started by the pupil premium

Schools have proved pupil premium funding works, so don’t turn off the taps at 16

Jessica Hill
David Hughes and Dr Alice Eardley
Colleges

Colleges are well placed to help break the cycles of crime

We’re exploring what FE colleges can do to help prison leavers rehabilitate and build meaningful careers

Jessica Hill
Nina Champion
Colleges

Revealed: £302m college condition allocations

DfE also dishes out additional £20m to Leeds and Greater Manchester to help manage student population surge

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Long read

Attending to the problem

Exclusive data reveals student absenteeism has got worse across further education since the Covid lockdowns – but colleges are...

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill