FE is becoming an attractive career move for HE leaders FE is gaining traction as a career choice for HE professionals ready to make a meaningful difference
Let’s embed financial literacy into the curriculum The government’s decision to prioritise functional skills over more robust financial education qualifications risks leaving young people unprepared for the financial realities of adulthood
The staffroom: Let’s move beyond compliance with equality impact assessments Colleges that integrate equality impact assessments into decision making will improve their efficiency and reputation
Chaos and contradictions: Francis review response round-up Francis review officials stand little chance of digesting the mountain of responses their questions have created, or making sense of it
This is the turning point for higher technical education After years of being overshadowed by traditional academic routes higher technical education is finally gaining momentum
Apprenticeships serve the public – so devolve them Whitehall holds too much power and big employers have learned to game the levy
Ofsted: You spoke, we listened, now scrutinise our plans Ofsted’s inspection reforms will reduce the burden of an inspection for staff and promote fairness
Is it time for England to revisit a national ESOL strategy? Devolution and reform have brought change to ESOL provision but the emphasis now should be on building social and cultural capital rather than accreditation
To merge or not to merge – that is the question Cash-strapped colleges should appraise the merits of a merger to avoid having structural change thrust upon them