We took a hard look at soft skills to prepare students for work Heart of Worcestershire College’s 5Cs initiative integrates attributes demanded by employers into every aspect of student experience
Esports in colleges: is rapid growth in provision fair game for criticism? More than 100 FE colleges in England now offer esports courses, but homegrown job vacancies in the industry are only in the double figures. Jessica Hill hears insider opinion is split between ‘growth area’ and ‘gimmick’
FE colleges should let their teachers work from home Allowing staff to work remotely gives FE colleges an advantage over schools in the battle to recruit and retain workers
Students still haunted by Neolithic instincts in the social media age Our kids are consumed by friendships but social media is pushing it out of control
Top Ofsted marks for south Yorkshire council’s adult education Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council upgraded for inspiring out of work people towards employment
Somerset college upgraded to Ofsted ‘outstanding’ Inspectors praised Bridgwater & Taunton College for commitment to creating ‘diverse and inspiring’ curriculum
Shifting the FE college culture to a four-day teaching week South Essex College Group was the first known college group to roll out a four-day teaching week. Two years on, here are our lessons learned
More targeted interventions are key to GCSE resit success A one-year ‘GCSE step’ course would better support those resit students that are furthest behind
FE ethnicity pay gap revealed Underrepresentation of ethnic minorities at region and leader level reveal cold spots in pay gaps