Prioritise CPD in Colleges
38% of the FE professionals we surveyed don’t expect to be working in education in 2 years, and 64% expect to leave within five years.
Young voters out in force for the 2017 election
The 2017 snap election resulted in an incredible 20% increase in 18- to 24-year-old voters since the election two years ago.
Funding for 16-18 year olds in further education to be 10% lower than in secondary schools
Currently, FE students attract funding of around 13% less than the equivalent secondary school student.
New HMRC Childcare Tax changes could help lecturer retention
This week, the government has opened up their new Tax Free Childcare Choices (CFT) for working parents.
Get into vocational lecturing
There are currently 2.3 million people in government-funded adult further education, of which 509,000 are in apprenticeship.
The five different types of principal
There are five different “types” of principal: the philosopher, the surgeon, the architect, the soldier and the accountant.
Eight ways to step up from lecturing to leadership
If you feel a passion for your subject and you think you can get the best out of others, it may be time for you to step up into a leadership role.
Tablet culture - what is technology doing to our learners?
Even when we were young, there were recommended limits to our TV time. So why not now?
Student health - lessons in the balance
We cannot expect lecturers to be able to deal with the intricacies of healthcare being carried out on college premises without sufficient training.
The Apprenticeship Levy is live, but will others now fall through the skills gap?
This week marks a revolutionary change in the way further education is funded.
Understanding bullying
The destructive, pernicious nature of bullying is felt, to a greater or lesser extent, in all of our college and institutions.
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