Opinion

Urgent investment needed for sixth forms

MPs will today (September 7) be warned that a worsening cash “crisis” engulfing the sector will cause further cuts...

Bill Watkin
Bill Watkin
Opinion

Small sixth forms are no longer viable

The highest standards can be found at large, specialist sixth-form centres, claims Bill Watkin This year has been an...

Bill Watkin
Bill Watkin
Opinion

GCSEs vs functional skills: which English and maths resits should your students take?

When only one per cent of E-grade students pass their maths GCSE on resit, why are they not sitting...

Bill Watkin
Bill Watkin
Opinion

Academisation choices will be anything but straightforward

FE Week reported last week that around 60 of the country’s 93 SFCs had registered an interest in converting...

Bill Watkin
Bill Watkin