FE Week Podcast

The FE Week Podcast: The Tory Party Conference, Lords ‘Peer Review’ the Skills Bill and the future of assessment

In this week’s episode, we’re joined by exams board guru Kirstie Donnelly and policy director Simon Ashworth

Shane Mann
FE Week Podcast
Opinion

Give us coherence, not competition, please chancellor

Employers are growing disillusioned as Kickstart, traineeships and apprenticeships all compete, writes Sharron Robbie The announcement on Monday by...

Jess Staufenberg
Sharron Robbie
Opinion

Why aren’t the early careers of FE teachers given proper attention?

Mentors who support trainees need much more investment, write Dan Williams and Kayte Haselgrove Here’s a quote for you...

Jess Staufenberg
Dan Williams and Kayte Haselgrove
Opinion

Here’s what the HGV driver shortage tells us about the wider skills system

The government gave away many of its levers for reacting quickly to a skills shortage, writes Julian Gravatt On...

Jess Staufenberg
Julian Gravatt
Opinion

Colleges owe it to their students to get involved with the Turing Scheme

There are some logistical challenges to an international placements scheme during the pandemic, but they’re solveable, writes Sam Parrett...

Jess Staufenberg
Sam Parrett
Opinion

Don’t scrap BTECs. Raise the rate. Leave us alone.

Here is a 16-19 manifesto in nine words. Follow it, and ministers can’t go wrong, writes James Kewin It...

Jess Staufenberg
James Kewin
FE Week Podcast

The FE Week Podcast: Kickstart, 2022 exams and new ministers

In our first episode, we're joined by the Rt Hon Anne Milton and Ali Hadawi

Shane Mann
FE Week Podcast
FE Week Podcast

The FE Week Podcast Trailer

Here is a sneaky peek of the new FE Week Podcast.

Shane Chowen
FE Week Podcast
The Staffroom - opinion

Don’t always assume inappropriate behaviour is sexually aggressive

Learners are sometimes being wrongly labelled as sexually aggressive, writes Jennifer Wilkinson Teaching in the 21st century is no...

Jess Staufenberg
Jennifer Wilkinson