Young people

We’ll not alert Gen Z students to roles using dusty old job boards

Schools must comply with the Baker Clause but the collapse of two job search websites underlines the need to...

Jessica Hill
Sue Pittock
Young people

The 14-16 funding gap is holding back technical education

The industrial strategy promises to boost skills in key sectors. But while post-16 technical courses get extra funding, pre-16...

Jessica Hill
Kate Ambrosi
Young people

Fixing resits requires fixing the system around them

Persistent challenges face GCSE resit students and their teachers. If the sector is serious about improving outcomes, CPD, funding,...

Jessica Hill
Emily Yeomans
Teaching, Young people

Is education policy ‘TIP’ing into a trauma-informed trap? 

From Knowsley's failed 'deschooling' experiment to today's trauma-informed practice (TIP) trends, education keeps repeating the same mistake: embracing radical...

Jessica Hill
Alun Francis
Colleges, Young people

‘Significant disadvantage gap’ in GCSE resits revealed

EPI calls for ‘targeted reforms’ to help students ‘who feel trapped on the resit treadmill’

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Assessment, Young people

Lance the Boyle of English exam papers that baffle learners

Neurodivergent or foreign students are hampered when teaching demands familiarity with Ant and Dec or Susan Boyle’s BGT audition

Jessica Hill
Amanda Blinkhorn and Jacqueline Forrester
Young people

They’re not ‘hard to reach’ but the system is closed to them

Students who risk becoming NEET often need time, flexibility or a second chance – providers must remove barriers that...

Jessica Hill
Dhruv Patel
Young people

Youth NEET numbers remain ‘stubbornly high’

Behind the numbers are young people facing mental health issues and long term unemployment

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Young people

Three exam papers for resits…the maths doesn’t add up for FE

The logistical burden and impact on our teaching is too great – we need to drop from three to...

Jessica Hill
Craig Hodgson