Opinion

The reformed apprenticeship system need not fail the young and disadvantaged

It should come as no surprise that the reformed apprenticeship system has been found to be failing young disadvantaged...

Billy Camden
NICK LINFORD
Opinion

We must embrace diversity in the post Covid-19 world

Let’s learn from the pandemic and how it has brought social and economic inequalities into sharp relief, says Teresa...

Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu
TERESA CARROLL
Opinion

What might a virtual industry placement project look like?

The nature of work was forecast to change well before the virus hit. So instead of thinking in terms...

Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu
BEV JONES
Opinion

Remote inspections of ‘paused providers’ will be challenging, but possible

Good planning is key, says Richard Moore, especially for off-the-job inspections An article in FE Week last week, “Frustration...

Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu
RICHARD MOORE
Opinion

FE should be at the heart of shielding 19 to 24-year-olds from unemployment

It makes financial sense for FE colleges to ease the pain of unemployment sparked by Covid-19, say John Widdowson...

Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu
John Widdowson and Mark Corney
Opinion

Fellowships in technical teaching: here’s why you should apply

Having a fellowship doesn’t change the quality of the work you do – but it certainly gives you a...

Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu
CERIAN AYRES
Opinion

The transition to our new normal will not be straightforward

From next Monday, colleges and providers will have the flexibility to offer more students face-to-face learning, explains Gillian Keegan...

Billy Camden
GILLIAN KEEGAN
Opinion

FE has a pivotal role over the next two years (and there is no time to lose)

The sector must be allowed to respond to demands from existing and new students, many of them disadvantaged, says...

Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu
JUSTINE GREENING
Opinion

The prime minister’s ‘apprenticeship guarantee’: over-optimistic or visionary?

Two regular commentators on vocational education policy who now work at the same consultancy firm take opposing sides over...

Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu
John Cope & Jonathan Simons