Opinion

Let’s get FE and schools talking more

FE and schools rubbed shoulders at this year’s festivals of education and skills – wouldn’t it be interesting to...

Graham Taylor
Graham Taylor
Opinion

Free further education for all is not a realistic aim

Manifesto promise: Scrap fees and loans in further education by doubling the Adult Education Budget Graham Taylor argues AGAINST...

Graham Taylor
Graham Taylor
Opinion

A further education manifesto for 2017

As political parties scramble to write their manifestos, carefully crafting their words to minimise the number of broken promises...

Graham Taylor
Graham Taylor
Opinion

Level the playing field for colleges vs schools

Do colleges feel picked on? You bet. Funding cuts over the last 10 years and the difficulties in dealing...

Graham Taylor
Graham Taylor
Opinion

How does Ofsted know whether work experience is high quality?

The post-16 skills plan heralds a major change to work experience in the current system. The government wants college-based...

Graham Taylor
Graham Taylor
Opinion

The continuing QAR fiasco

Colleges need to insist they are given the right data to make meaningful quality judgements about their own performance,...

Graham Taylor
Graham Taylor
Opinion

What has Michael Gove done to A-levels?

If A-levels are big business, why don’t we allow more consumer choice, asks Graham Taylor.  A-levels are still big...

Graham Taylor
Graham Taylor
Opinion

GCSE English and maths retakes are a policy car crash

The new mandatory post-16 resit policy for GCSE English and maths is setting young people up to fail, and...

Graham Taylor
Graham Taylor
Opinion

Why champion apprenticeships? There are so many other options

Why are apprenticeships singled out for special treatment? The benefits of other qualifications are enormous and can be tested,...

Graham Taylor
Graham Taylor