The Staffroom - opinion

FE can lead us out of the permacrisis if we work together

The sector’s pandemic response revealed that it can do so much more that sustain a not-so-new normal, writes Katie...

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Katie Shaw
The Staffroom - opinion

AI won’t kill creativity. It can prompt more students to discover theirs

The best way to mitigate against learners using AI to cheat is to ensure there are tools that use...

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Pamela Dale
The Staffroom - opinion

What we really mean when we talk about likeable teachers

Debates about whether teachers need to be likeable never get anywhere because the idea of likeability itself misses the...

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David Murray
The Staffroom - opinion

The Ideas Room shows what meetings could be like. Come try it out

An online platform set up during the pandemic has the power to transform how leaders interact with their teams,...

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Matthew Ruddle
The Staffroom - opinion

How leading from the middle can have national impact

Partnerships with employers have been central to our curriculum development and are leading to impact well beyond out locality,...

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Chris Fairclough
The Staffroom - opinion

Competition is healthy if it’s done in the right way  

Skills contests develop the professional and technical skills of learners – and the professional development of their teachers, says...

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Daniel Thomas
The Staffroom - opinion

The Staffroom: How teaching can stay ahead of the curve on technology

The key to upskilling our teaching workforce to keep pace with rapid changes in classroom and workplace technology is...

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Amy Hollier
The Staffroom - opinion

The Staffroom: Making friends and allies to crack the challenge of work experience

With a nationwide challenge to increase work placement quantity and quality, it’s time for the sector to call in...

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Dan Phillips
The Staffroom - opinion

How to make your digital development programme ‘go faster’

Steven Spence sets out the process by which The Sheffield College arrived at a sustainable and sustained model for...

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Steven Spence