Opinion

The government’s FE policy is dangerously wishful thinking

Government rhetoric not rooted in reality will cause colleges to choose the easy options, writes Ian Pryce As a...

Jess Staufenberg
Ian Pryce
FE Week Podcast

The FE Week Podcast: ‘Triple whammy’ college costs, BTEC campaign and Social Mobility Commission

This week Shane is joined by former DfE civil servant and adult education expert Sue Pember, and further education...

Jess Staufenberg
FE Week Podcast
Opinion

Wealthier students were almost twice as likely to enter HE in 2019-20

The entry gap between disadvantaged and more affluent students is now the widest it has been in 15 years,...

Jess Staufenberg
Sam Tuckett
Opinion

The picture on widening HE participation gets worse the closer you look

The latest government data out today shows more people need to progress into levels 4 and 5, writes Nick...

Jess Staufenberg
Nick Hillman
Opinion

The DfE doesn’t have answers around subcontracting and funding ITPs

Ministers have got themselves into a subcontracting cul-de-sac, writes Aidan Relf The Department for Education’s recent webinar on its funding and...

Jess Staufenberg
Aidan Relf
Feature, News

It’s a delicate business, this assessment reform

The debate about high-stakes assessment is hotting up. Jess Staufenberg talks to the movers and shakers You will have...

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
Opinion

Adult learners lose confidence when course funding is withdrawn last minute

Adult education providers need more clarity on whether a course will remain funded, writes Delrose Earle Having navigated the...

Jess Staufenberg
Delrose Earle
Opinion

There’s no point moaning about media coverage of FE

It’s October and we’re truly into the cycle of the new academic year. It’s now a steady march (and occasional...

Jess Staufenberg
Ruth Sparkes
Opinion

Warm words from the Conservative Party conference must be matched with money

The Conservative Party Conference needed to show some real investment, writes David Hughes The rainstorms lashing through Manchester were...

Jess Staufenberg
David Hughes