Opinion

This year, if nothing else, won’t be boring for us in the FE and skills sector

As the sun rises on 2019, the FE and skills sector is expecting another year of significant policy development....

Nick Linford
NICK LINFORD
Opinion

What does the student loan shake-up mean for FE?

How will the changes to how students loans are accounted impact FE funding? Daniel Carr takes a look Earlier...

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DANIEL CARR
Opinion

The ESFA may regret rejecting the IfA’s levy budget concerns

As revealed by FE Week, the IfA has warned that there could be a £500m overspend on the £2bn...

Pippa Allen-Kinross
NICK LINFORD
Opinion

Technical training must match the best academic options

The new year will include the introduction of T-levels – which makes this an ideal time to celebrate the...

Anne Milton
ANNE MILTON
Opinion

More new qualifications? Hold on – T-levels aren’t off the ground yet

T-levels are more than another alphabet soup qualification, says Gordon Marsden. But it’s the government’s job to make sure...

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GORDON MARSDEN
Opinion

Colleges are at last getting the recognition they deserve

The outgoing chair of the AoC reflects on the past six years of FE policy and practice I was...

Evie Hayes
CAROLE STOTT
Opinion

Can Hinds beat groundhog day with new higher technical qualifications?

Will the higher technical qualifications be genuinely new, or a simple brand wrapper around what already exists, asks Tom...

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TOM BEWICK
Opinion

The apprenticeship levy is public money that needs priorities – before it runs out

The Institute for Apprenticeships is forecasting a £500 million overspend on the levy budget by July 2019, rising to...

Pippa Allen-Kinross
NICK LINFORD
Opinion

FE colleges are the ‘national infrastructure’ for technical education

Education secretary Damian Hinds delivered a speech about ending “snobbery” over technical education to businesses this morning. He’s written...

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DAMIAN HINDS