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
Adult education

‘Fundamentally wrong’: Greater Lincolnshire leaders approve ESOL cuts

Local politicians clash over Reform mayor’s controversial policy during combined county council budget meeting

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
The Staffroom - opinion

Chance to step back revealed a hard lesson in student soft skills

Time to reflect is often the first thing educators lose, but my fellowship research upended assumptions about my T...

Jessica Hill
Claire Wood
Inclusion

SEND reform will reshape colleges, but workload shock is coming

New individual support plans could finally embed inclusion in mainstream education, but they also shift legal responsibility and risk...

Jessica Hill
Richard Freeth
Inclusion

Colleges face new legal duties through SEND overhaul

Consultation proposes mandates for accountability agreements, staff training and tailored student support plans

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
FE workforce

UCU wins £19k from teacher it represented in court claim

Judge orders ex-teacher to pay her union after multiple failed claims of discrimination

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel