General
Friday
What Shamima Begum tells us about extremism and schools
Shamima Begum’s story shows how crucial it is to talk to pupils about extremism, says one of her former teachers
Aussie Covid rules show us why teachers have lost faith
Watching crowds at the Australian Open tennis reminded me that our experience of Covid in the UK isn’t universal, writes Henry Hepburn
Thursday
Why colleges shouldn’t see employers as the enemy
Some say the FE White Paper is too focused on employers – but employers are the ones with the jobs, says Iain Mackinnon
Why the skills guarantee must be local at heart
Flexibility must be built into the Lifetime Skills Guarantee so each provider can gauge local needs, writes Julie Mills
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
