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On the move again to promote adult literacy?
How do we listen to people who have quiet voices? As public funding of adult skills gets tighter and tighter there...
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Staff pay should be left to the college to decide
I am a big fan of the AoC and have always believed a mature sector must have a pan-college body to...
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Government must do more to tackle diversity problems
Recent evidence that unemployment rates among black 16 to 24-year-old men available for work have risen to 56 per cent –...
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Subway apprenticeships give food for thought
Subway has started offering intermediate apprenticeship places across a small number of stores in areas such as Tyne and Wear, Devon...
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What do we cut and what do we keep?
What does it cost to open a 14-19 University Technical College? If you are Lord Baker, it’s upwards of £20m. If...
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Creating space for CPD that makes a difference
Nobody stays at the level of expert teacher or trainer without continuing appropriate and focused professional development throughout their working lives....
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Are UK apprenticeships facing an identity crisis?
Apprenticeships have long been regarded as a useful way to grow young talent with a mix of on-the-job training and traditional...
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Gazelle biting off more than they can chew?
It’s obvious why the latest group to seek to ‘transform’ FE (mere ‘change’ is so last century) should want to call...
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Are they trying to simplify funding or simplify FE?
The latest announcement on simplifying funding, ‘A New Streamlined Funding System for Adult Skills’ represents a small step forward. There is...
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A good, not ‘satisfactory’ education for all
Firstly I would like to thank FE Week for the opportunity to contribute to this regular column. I’m going to start...
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What next: Raising the participation age
Next year it will be compulsory for 16-year-olds to stay in education or to undertake part-time training while in work. Parliament...
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