Staffroom - Opinion

The Staffroom: Why you should check your pension without delay

If it feels like a low priority, treat it like sharing in some arcane secret or discovering an old...

JL Dutaut
David Murray
Staffroom - Opinion

What is racial fatigue and how can colleges combat it?

Six tips and three questions to help every college in its efforts to create safe and inclusive environments for...

JL Dutaut
Haroon Bashir
Staffroom - Opinion

Reconnecting learners with English as a language art

A poetry competition is just the thing to bring English language to new life for disaffected learners

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Philip Trivett
Staffroom - Opinion

How we’re supporting NEET learners at Harlow College 

Our programme to re-engage young people with education is proving both popular and successful. Here’s how it works

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Sophie Evans and Tracy Mucci
Staffroom - Opinion

Labour must end the scandal of FE teacher pay

Teachers have absorbed the blows of a decade funding cuts through their pay cheques and it’s hurting them, the...

JL Dutaut
Anonymous
Staffroom - Opinion

The Staffroom: How to make every month Black History Month

Award-winning EDI specialist, Ellisha Soanes sets out how to start building on this month’s focus to create a rich...

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Ellisha Soanes
Staffroom - Opinion

The Staffroom: Make this month Black LGBTQ History Month

This Black History Month’s theme is ‘reclaiming narratives’ - so let's reclaim the crucial role of Black LGBTQ history-makers...

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Faisal Arif
Staffroom - Opinion

Why we’ve adopted restorative practice – and how you can too

Traditional punitive approaches won’t help a generation of learners with more social, emotional and mental health needs than any...

JL Dutaut
Luke Peakman
Staffroom - Opinion

How to launch a staff-friendly volunteering strategy

Involving students and staff in social action is good for the community and good for the college. Here’s how...

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Hannah Richardson