Opinion

Tweeting a transformation in learning

The key to building a new culture of learning is to use the communication opportunities afforded by technology to...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Leadership challenges

Technology can change overnight, ren­dering college practices and programs obsolete. The answer is a more “agile and responsive education...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Making technology compute in college

The days of computers as an alien sight in the classroom or workshop are long gone. But while technological...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Tackling the lack of FE research

While FE is at the forefront of innova­tive learning collaborations, it sadly trails behind in research on such ef­forts,...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Across the western border

With one-in-five people aged 16 to 24 out of work, traineeships are the government’s new hope for improving young...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Qualifying the FE teacher argument

Government legislation is doing away with the requirement that FE lecturers need centrally-defined teaching qualifications. Dr Matt O’Leary makes...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

The wrong answer for the GCSE obsession

Young teenagers face an extended period in education with the raising of the participation age. It’s a grand idea,...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Apprenticeship rush

Government proposals on apprenticeships include one in which funding goes through employers. It’s a principle John Allan agrees with,...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Planning to change a careers culture

The National Careers Council called for a ‘culture change’ in careers guidance in the summer and made seven recommendations...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter