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TES columnist Sarah Simons and members of the UKFEchat community went to visit Ofsted’s deputy director for FE and skills, Paul Joyce. And it wasn’t as intimidating as you might expect...

College support systems are fantastic, writes TES columnist Sarah Simons, but do they run the risk of coddling some of our students?

In her latest FE column for TES, Sarah Simons explains the difficulties in explaining the presidential nominee’s popularity to her learners

ELATT Connected Learning won three prizes at this year’s TES FE Awards, including provider of the year, so what are the factors behind its success? Team spirit plays a big part...

Colleges have the infrastructure to manage staff illness – so make sure you take time to recover, writes Sarah Simons

Those who disparage vocational learning are plain wrong – so it’s time to move on, writes Sarah Simons