Opinion

Planting and pruning course ‘not for leisure’

With Skills Minister Matthew Hancock wanting the 24+ Advanced Learning Loan System used to fund courses with a “direct...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Much talk of reform, but plenty left unsaid in conference season

Further education featured prominently among the policy proposals outlined by the three main political parties at the recent conferences....

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FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Unemployment ‘should not be an option’ for 18 to 24s

Learning for Life is the Liberal Democrats’ policy paper for education and skills. Lady Brinton explains some of its...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Preparing for increased maths teacher needs

With government policy dictating that learners must work towards maths qualifications, new measures are needed to make sure there...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Knee-jerk reaction to skills report would be damaging

Figures from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development put England and Northern Ireland behind for numeracy and literacy,...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Profiles

Diana Laurillard, chair, Association for Learning Technology

Diana Laurillard, 65, is a woman on a mission. The Institute of Education’s professor of learning with digital technologies...

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FE Week Reporter
News

Ofsted finds significant prison shortfalls

Ofsted FE and skills director Matthew Coffey has delivered a damning verdict on prison education and training in England...

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FE Week Reporter
News

Byrne replaces Marsden as Shadow Skills Minister

Liam Byrne has succeeded Gordon Marsden in the Labour Shadow Education team, taking on the role as Shadow Universities...

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FE Week Reporter
News

From college classroom to Shadow FE Minister

Bethnal Green and Bow MP Rushanara Ali has replaced Tristram Hunt as the FE and skills Labour Shadow Education...

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FE Week Reporter