Opinion

Traineeships expose the need for T-level collaboration

In 2015 the government criticised colleges for losing out to training providers by only making up a third of...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Opinion

Only Ofqual should be allowed to regulate apprenticeship standards

Trailblazers can choose the body that regulates their apprenticeship standard. Only one of these is actually qualified to do...

Rob May
Rob May
Opinion

Should a college principal have multiple jobs?

Dr Sue Pember, director of policy and external relations at Holex, answers your questions on college governance, backed by...

Sue Pember
Sue Pember
Opinion

What lessons can we learn from end-point assessments?

End-point assessment is a vital part of any apprenticeship, and Thomas Burton explains how to get it right. The...

Expert Contributor
Expert Contributor
Opinion

Why is the IfA silent on end-point assessment concerns?

The issue of apprentices starting standards without an end-point assessment organisation in place was first raised by FE Week...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Opinion

Time to close the loophole that harms Catholic SFCs

A legal anomaly is stopping Catholic sixth-form colleges from reaping the benefits of academisation. Putting this right would be...

Expert Contributor
Expert Contributor
Opinion

Market or system – what’s the best model for FE?

Further education is increasingly being used as a laboratory between competing models of education, and the market model is...

Expert Contributor
Expert Contributor
Opinion

£73m unspent adult education budget funding is absurd

The adult education budget has been significantly cut over the last decade, to the annual £1.5 billion it is...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Opinion

Why is there no T-Level pathway for sport?

Elite sports is one of the hardest industries to break into, yet there are no plans for any technical...

Expert Contributor
Expert Contributor