The Staffroom - opinion

Inclusion must extend beyond FE students to staff

Now I'm thriving as a neurodivergent FE professional and championing greater workplace support for others

Jessica Hill
Leah Stone
SEND

‘Worry’ over as doomed SEND college is saved by Big Issue

The 'outstanding' college feared closure after an eviction notice from Hounslow Council

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Governance

FE’s reputation on the line: learning from Weston governance failures

The damning FE commissioner report on Weston College revealed shocking lack of transparency in senior pay and governance. For...

Jessica Hill
David Hughes
Online harms

Adolescence is a wake-up call: Are we equipping young people for online realities?

We need to go beyond qualifications to tackle the toxic masculinity, online radicalisation and debt crises ruining young lives

Jessica Hill
Heather Akehurst
Colleges

Unions demand 10% pay rise amid looming strike threat

This year’s AoC negotiations will also include measures to tackle “impossible” workloads

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Colleges

Weston College governance failure allowed ‘concealment’ of £2.5m payments to former principal

Paul Phillips was paid £1.8m in 2023, including a ‘significant’ six-figure retention payment which his COO son ‘resisted’ paying...

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Colleges

Luminate boss to retire

National leader of FE Colin Booth to step down from Luminate Education Group after 40 years in education

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
T Levels

T Levels for adults ‘under review’ amid ‘very little interest’

Only one college recruited a standalone group of adults

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Colleges

It’s not only Leeds and Manchester desperate for demographic boom help, say leaders

The number of 16 to 18-year-olds is projected to rise by 20 per cent between 2017 and 2028

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor