Opinion

Trust your judgement in doing what’s best for your learners

Government must find sustainable solutions for learners and staff alike – and follow its own rules, writes Mark Dawe...

Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu
MARK DAWE
Opinion

Facing the coronavirus challenges to EPA together

Jennifer Coupland, chief executive of the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education, reflects on new guidance provided by her...

Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu
JENNIFER COUPLAND
Opinion

ESFA must act after more than half of all apprentices on standards withdraw

Many events and consultations have been delayed, but it seems the Covid-19 crisis was not going to get in...

Billy Camden
NICK LINFORD
Opinion

FE on the frontline of the biggest peacetime battle

The apprenticeships and skills minister explains her gratitude and optimism for the sector in face of the Covid-19 pandemic....

Billy Camden
GILLIAN KEEGAN
Opinion

As Covid-19 lock-down looms, we must be there for one another

In the face of the global pandemic, there is a great deal for the UK’s awarding industry to be...

Fraser Whieldon
Tom Bewick
Opinion

Be clear, be informative, be approachable

We owe our staff, students and other stakeholders good leadership – but remember to show a human face as...

Fraser Whieldon
RUTH SPARKES
Opinion

In the absence of official ‘clarity and certainty’ – what does the FE sector know tonight?

UPDATE 20/03/20: The government has now publish key worker guidance here, a Q & A here and information for...

Billy Camden
NICK LINFORD
Opinion

A principal’s day of shock, some relief and a poignant note to end on

The need to act on government’s decision is tempered by concern for our students, writes college principal and the...

Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu
NICK BURNHAM
Opinion

My notes ahead of select committee session on the apprenticeship levy

The education select committee held their first session yesterday with what it called a “discussion around the complexity of...

Nick Linford
NICK LINFORD