Thursday
Why the pursuit of excellence is key to skills
There is too much focus on achieving competence in skills development and not enough on ambition, writes Martin McGuire
How we can make the most of apprenticeship levy funds
Plans to make apprenticeship levy transfers easier are welcome – but more must be done, says Anna Ambrose
Why a learning entitlement could be a beacon of hope
A new learning entitlement for adults would help those who feel left behind in this crisis, says Gordon Marsden
Wednesday
Careers: Is it time to dump the classic two-page CV?
With the two-page CV becoming outdated, Callum Wilkinson offers five tips to help students with their job applications
We’re proud to be playing a part in the vaccine rollout
This college group is putting itself right at the heart of the Covid vaccination rollout – as its principal explains
Campaign calls for adult learning entitlement
Former prime minister Gordon Brown is among those supporting the Right2Learn campaign, launched today
Tuesday
Christmas ‘time off’: 6 new rules teachers need to know
The Department for Education has sent schools 11th-hour guidance on breaking up for the Christmas holiday
Prioritise RSE to fight online grooming, schools told
Children’s commissioner highlights delays in RSE curriculum roll-out but urges schools to use it amid a rise in grooming
Monday
Five-minute lesson plans: why they don’t work
Five-minute lesson plans ignore the core of teacher development: reflection and evaluation, says Sam Jones
Why we need to see pupils’ behaviour as communication
To better support students, teachers must learn to ‘read’ their behaviour, rather than just manage it, says Sophie Tales
Covid: Teacher trainers get 3-month Ofsted reprieve
But universities say the new initial teacher education inspection framework should have been delayed for a full year
