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As we gear up for exam season, it can feel like workload is at its height. Revision sessions, anxious students, last minute arrangements...

‘No one has ever regretted being over-prepared’ As the final sprint of the marathon that has been 2023/24 approaches, many students (and...

Collaborative opportunities and innovation are everywhere, but are we always seeing the impact we need?

"Instead of better glasses, your network gives you better eyes." - Ronald Burt, American Sociologist As we continue to settle into 2024,...

With the Department for Education recently announcing minimum hours of study for resit students in FE, most discussion has been around...

As differentiation becomes ‘an increasingly unpopular term in teaching’[1], adaptive teaching has taken the spotlight. But why the...

With just a few short weeks left in 2023, many students, teachers and leaders will begin to reflect on the year that was. With the rise...

‘We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit’ Aristotle With massive changes not only in student numbers...

With an explosion in the number of students within FE English and maths in 2023/24, it’s clear that workload - and workload management -...

With 82% of leaders classed as ‘accidental managers’ (in that they have had no formal leadership training before taking up a management...

With Rishi Sunak’s much welcomed announcement that English and maths in Further Education is to receive a significant funding increase,...

As 2023/24 sparks into life, exam season (both gone and future) seems a million miles away. However, for some, exams are closer than we’d...

One of the special things about Further Education is how truly unique it is. From the spectrum of students and professionals to the range...

Teachers, students, parents, leaders, all toiling away throughout the year to achieve the best possible result with a single date in...

As most of us enjoy a well-earned rest after the close of another academic year, it’s vitally important that we take time to look back...

With an ever-increasing focus on English and maths in Further Education, effective embedding of literacy and numeracy skills in all areas...

With our DfE funded BASE Project (a fully funded, fully resourced resource to support Post-16 English and maths students, teachers and...

“Literacy is a bridge from misery to hope” - Kofi Annan With over a quarter of a million children set to enter secondary school without...

In her celebrated TED talk, Angela Lee Duckworth speaks at length about the factors which support people to be successful. From...

With artificial intelligence (AI) seemingly taking the world by storm over the last few months, talk has again turned to how this can and...