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
Colleges

FE needs senior women to share their real stories

In FE, women don’t lack ambition or ability but honest stories about what senior leadership really looks like

Jessica Hill
Dr Rebecca Gater and Joanna Stokes
Higher education

Second LLE short course trial falls short on recruitment

Providers faced challenges convincing students or employers to sign up ahead of the lifelong learning entitlement’s launch

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Young people

Level 3 clear-out: Hundreds of courses get fewer than 10 students

New figures show widespread low enrolment across vocational qualifications as ministers push ahead with controversial reform

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor