Opinion

Here are the moving stories we heard from people who really want to skill up

People with caring responsibilities and disabilities must be properly understood if they are to access the lifelong loan entitlement,...

Jess Staufenberg
Ed Reza Schwitzer and Patrick Thomson
Opinion

This is how digital tech can improve interviewing skills

We beat NASA to win a top technology award because of our innovative software for learners, writes Matt Jarvis...

Jess Staufenberg
Matt Jarvis
Opinion

Let’s prioritise skills spending on level 4 to level 7

Suggestions that training spend should be limited to those with the lowest qualifications are misguided, writes Mandy Crawford-Lee In...

Jess Staufenberg
Mandy Crawford-Lee
Opinion

FE badly needs empowered students to make its case to government

The NUS no longer has the resources to keep flogging the dead horse of FE student advocacy, writes Jim...

Jess Staufenberg
Jim Dickinson
FE Week Podcast

The FE Week Podcast: Ofsted in the spotlight

Come and inspect the inspectorate with The FE Week Podcast! Education journalist Jess Staufenberg speaks to former inspectors, current...

Jess Staufenberg
The FE Week Podcast
Feature, News

Focus feature: National Union of Students and FE

Despite an impressive history of wins for FE students, is it now time for a radical shake-up of the...

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
Opinion

Here are three ways the government can make LSIPs a success

The government must encourage employers to invest, not just benefit from, the skills system, writes David Phoenix We currently...

Jess Staufenberg
David Phoenix
Opinion

FE still needs better links from classroom to career

Completing a qualification, however successfully, is inadequate preparation for students entering the world of work, writes Fredericka McFarlane We...

Jess Staufenberg
Fredericka MacFarlane
Opinion

Ministers must consider boosting minimum apprentice pay

The cost of living crisis means the government must act quickly to tackle the barriers to apprenticeship uptake, writes...

Jess Staufenberg
Suzanne Straw