General

Wednesday

27th Jan 2021

Youth unemployment: Why we need to invest £4.6bn a year
We owe it to young people to have more ambition on their access to skills, learning and good jobs, writes Stephen Evans

Tuesday

26th Jan 2021

Why are training providers missing from FE White Paper?
FE partnerships shouldn’t be just between colleges and employers, but training providers, too, says Mark Dawe

Monday

25th Jan 2021

Why we shouldn’t welcome the FE White Paper
The new Skills for Jobs White Paper put colleges at the centre of an underfunded, narrow, skills-based and business-led plan, writes Sean Vernell
We’re at a turning point for further education
With proper funding behind it, the White Paper can help colleges deliver for the people left behind, says David Hughes

Friday

22nd Jan 2021

‘The FE White Paper is too little, too late’
The FE White Paper doesn’t tackle the employment disaster that this country is facing right now, warns Anna McShane

Wednesday

20th Jan 2021

FE White Paper: Our sector needs support and respect
The Cinderella analogy for FE has never been more apt than during the pandemic, writes this college chair
Digital divide: why adults need laptop funding, too
While it’s great to see companies donate funds and technology to disadvantaged schoolchildren, Simon Parkinson, of the WEA, asks: where is the support for adults?

Monday

4th Jan 2021

Why government should trust more and control less
We need more collaboration between government and college leaders to agree the best course of action, says David Hughes

Friday

18th Dec 2020

LISTEN: Who are ÌÇÐÄVlog Scotland’s people of the year?
In a special edition of the ÌÇÐÄVlog Scotland podcast, the team look at who’s made our final list...

Monday

3rd Aug 2020

5 reasons why plans for NQTs might make things worse
Induction phase for NQTs risks patronising new teachers and forcing them into training they do not need, argues Jan Rowe

Friday

22nd May 2020

Reopening schools will be just the beginning
In the rush to find out when schools may open again, one larger question has been overlooked: when will schools be able to open in a way that resembles pre-pandemic life?

Friday

7th Feb 2020

Teenagers are as happy as ever, despite social media
We fear the impact of social media on children – but it seems that teenagers are just as happy as ever, says Henry Hepburn