Opinion

Let’s not be so quick to plan a raid on the levy pot

Readers of FE Week will be familiar with the excruciatingly slow start to the apprenticeship levy reforms since last...

Jude Burke
NICK LINFORD
Opinion

Stop fighting over the crumbs of the adult education budget!

There’s no point in principals squabbling over the crumbs of the AEB, writes Ewart Keep, who wants the sector...

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EWART KEEP
Opinion

T-levels are not the boldest reform of the last 70 years

Parity of esteem with A-levels is a laudable aim, but T-levels aren’t the root-and-branch redesign of technical education England...

Rob May
ROB MAY
Opinion

Only lawyers are guaranteed to win in the T-level AO tender

With all eyes on the 52 providers taking care of wave one of the T-level delivery in 2020, the...

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
Opinion

T-Levels: Reform should be a marathon not a sprint

With the design consultations for the three early T-level routes continuing at breakneck speed, Julie Hyde makes the case...

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JULIE HYDE
Opinion

Don’t expect T-Levels to bring ‘parity of esteem’ overnight

T-levels are possibly the best-designed new qualifications in decades, but it’ll take hard work to promote them as a...

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CHRIS McLEAN
Opinion

It’s not wrong to use the apprenticeship levy to fund MBAs

Apprenticeships at the top end are a legitimate and vital use of levy funds, argues Kirstie Donnelly Much has...

Kirstie Donnelly
KIRSTIE DONNELLY
Opinion

Is pushing ahead with T-levels fair on young people?

The top civil servant at the DfE, responsible for the “feasibility of public spending” has concluded that T-levels need...

Nick Linford
NICK LINFORD
Opinion

London needs proper control of its adult education budget

The office of the mayor of London responds to criticisms that it plans to top-slice £3 million from the...

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JULES PIPE