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There is no such thing as equality in funding or inspection
There is no such thing as equality in funding or inspection
The strange case of Learndirect’s long-awaited ‘inadequate’ grade shows that providers in this country are not created equal, argues former Ofsted HMI Phillip Hatton The history of Learndirect...
13:30, Aug 17, 2017
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How government can widen participation through FE
How government can widen participation through FE
To boost participation of under-represented groups in higher education, further education colleges should play a greater role, argue Profs Claire Callender and Kevin J Dougherty If the government...
14:30, Aug 11, 2017
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The employer knows better than the 'man from the ministry'
The employer knows better than the ‘man from the ministry’
The levy was supposed put employers in control – don’t shunt them into the back seat just because you don’t agree with their choice of apprenticeships, argues Adrian...
10:00, Aug 9, 2017
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Frontier Economics is right: the T-level tender approach is not viable
Frontier Economics is right: the T-level tender approach is not viable
Important new research carried out for the DfE demonstrates that a single awarding body for T-levels would have disastrous consequences – let’s hope the Department for Education listens,...
16:55, Jul 20, 2017
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Why doesn’t FE Week have more diverse representation?
Why doesn’t FE Week have more diverse representation?
Apparently, 55% of senior leaders in FE are women. I don’t believe it. A large part of my job is to find interesting voices in the sector who...
15:00, Jul 20, 2017
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How World Youth Skills Day can help with social mobility
How World Youth Skills Day can help with social mobility
Inequality is a major problem for many 18- to 24-year-olds, but Neil Bentley believes WorldSkills UK can play a part in helping the disadvantaged move up in society...
17:06, Jul 19, 2017
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Teaching is at the heart of the skills plan
Teaching is at the heart of the skills plan
In order to deliver the skilled workers our economy needs, education and industry need to forge closer links, says Paul Kessell-Holland The rapid pace of change in technical...
11:49, Jul 14, 2017
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Prison education and training needs fixing - here's how
Prison education and training needs fixing – here’s how
Prison education has been sidelined for too long and major change is needed now, says Rob Mills The general election brought us our third justice secretary in under...
5:00, Jul 19, 2017
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To boost social mobility, we need more degree apprenticeships
To boost social mobility, we need more degree apprenticeships
If we really want to develop our economy, we should focus more on the top echelons, suggests Adrian Anderson At the recent AELP June conference there was a...
5:00, Jul 20, 2017
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20% off-the-job training should be the minimum for apprentices
20% off-the-job training should be the minimum for apprentices
The countries with the best apprenticeships in the world have far more training than we do in the UK, explains Tom Richmond Now that Ofsted expects numeracy to...
5:00, Jul 17, 2017
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Reverse the 20% off-the-job apprentice training rule
Reverse the 20% off-the-job apprentice training rule
The 20 per cent rule should be immediately reviewed as a universal requirement, suggests Mark Dawe AELP totally supports the drive to ensure high quality apprenticeships with proper...
5:00, Jul 17, 2017
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Why doesn’t FE Week have more diverse representation?
Apparently, 55% of senior leaders in FE are women. I don’t believe it. A large part of my job is...
Teaching is at the heart of the skills plan
In order to deliver the skilled workers our economy needs, education and industry need to forge closer links, says Paul...
To boost social mobility, we need more degree apprenticeships
If we really want to develop our economy, we should focus more on the top echelons, suggests Adrian Anderson At...