The Staffroom - opinion

Reversing the FE staffing crisis: How we built a teacher pipeline

Attracting tradespeople to teaching and easing them in gently with staged inductions and technological help has helped us fill...

Jessica Hill
Karen Anderton
Research, Teaching

Annus mirabilis for FE research…our sector is finding its voice

The FE sector has long been seen as the poor relation in education research but with new initiatives, publications...

Jessica Hill
Dr Andrew Morris and Joyce Chen
Workforce

Seven findings from DfE’s third FE workforce data release

Figures from over 1,300 colleges and providers were collected in 2023-24

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Colleges

Burnley College principal officially suspended

Karen Buchanan is under ‘ongoing investigation'

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
16-19

Youth NEET numbers remain ‘stubbornly high’

Behind the numbers are young people facing mental health issues and long term unemployment

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
AI

The missing link for AI in education: A collaborative framework

How our AI partnership framework supported the development of our campus chatbot services, and can support the wider FE...

Jessica Hill
Dr Aftab Hussain
Colleges

Look closely at the data and you’ll see hope for FE attendance

Figures show an improving national picture, and on a college level can be used to head off problems before...

Jessica Hill
Mark Trinick
Colleges

Liverpool college repays DfE after investigators find ‘inaccurate’ funding claims

The college said the issues stem from the ‘complex’ apprenticeship system and remote working during the pandemic

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
16-19, English and maths

Three exam papers for resits…the maths doesn’t add up for FE

The logistical burden and impact on our teaching is too great – we need to drop from three to...

Jessica Hill
Craig Hodgson