Teacher supply
Why vocational vacancies stay open for months
Advertising into a market you do not understand is expensive. A look at what happens before the job advert goes out.
Insights
Writing on vocational talent and teacher supply.
Analysis for college leaders, curriculum managers and anyone trying to staff technical provision. Articles are published here as they are written.
Apprenticeships
The apprentice supervisor is your best teaching candidate
The people already coaching apprentices on site have most of what a provider needs. Here is what is usually missing, and how easily it is fixed.
Pay and conditions
What tradespeople actually earn, and what that means for FE pay
An honest look at the gap between site rates and lecturer pay, and the arguments that close it.
Curriculum
Planning provision around the talent you can realistically hire
Curriculum ambition and staffing reality are usually planned separately. They should not be.
What we write about
The subjects we keep coming back to
- Moving from industry into teaching
- Vocational education
- Skilled worker shortages
- Teaching careers
- Apprenticeships
- Industry expertise in FE
- Trade-specific career transitions
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