We can do so much more to help students break invisible ceilings Qualifications and employer visits aren’t enough – we need to build students’ belief that potential next steps are for people just like them
School and college builders will have to hire apprentices, DfE claims Constructors will be required to offer training opportunities through their contracts
Inside FE’s lifeline for under-16s: Stepping in where schools fail More and more anxious 14-16 year olds not in school are starting afresh in colleges, but they are under-recognised, under-funded and potentially under pressure to get back to mainstream school classrooms
First college report cards flag dropout risks and GCSE weaknesses Inspectors hand out ‘needs attention’ grades to colleges with poor retention rates amongst 16-18 learners
A top football coach gives us lessons to learn – and avoid Like Premier League leaders Arsenal, good teachers rely on great set pieces, but the real magic happens in the messy, unpredictable flow of the lesson
We’re back in the black after £5m overclaim, says WCG The government demanded millions back after auditing historic funding claims
Kim Leadbeater MP Sport-mad MP Kim Leadbeater, who entered politics after the murder of her sister Jo Cox, tells Jessica Hill she hopes to draw from her career in further education to champion the sector
That Monday morning feeling…and the buzz of a new beginning Mondays get a bad rap, but the first day of the week is where hope, possibility and the very heart of education live