General
Tuesday
The stresses of teaching outside your comfort zone
The retention crisis in FE means too many college staff are told to teach outside of their subject, writes this lecturer
Education shouldn’t be about pandering to employer need
People, not employers, should always be central to everything the college sector does, writes principal Ian Pryce
Monday
3 factors that amplify the impact of lost learning
Poverty and the kind of courses students are on can exacerbate the impact of lost learning time, writes David Hughes
Why employer-led qualifications won’t work for learners
Getting employers to design qualifications risks students missing out on broader knowledge, warns Sam Jones
Monday
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
