Opinion

If the 10% apprenticeship co-investment is removed, it should be done selectively

The 10 per cent apprenticeship contribution rule for non-levied employers remains a lively issue. It is frequently cited by...

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SIMON MARTIN
Opinion

When does Ofsted inspect a newly merged college?

Merging with another college is certainly not a way to dodge a visit from Ofsted, explains Paul Joyce, in...

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PAUL JOYCE
Opinion

Ofsted should renege on its merger deal

“Big isn’t always beautiful” is something of an understatement coming from Ofsted in the context of FE providers. The...

Paul Offord
NICK LINFORD
Opinion

How to support disabled learners with sport and physical activity

For too long it has been too easy to marginalise disabled learners from the kind of sporting activity that...

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SAM PERKS
Opinion

If A-levels need multiple exam boards, why don’t T-levels?

The system that makes A-levels so revered would work just as effectively for the new technical exams, argues Rod...

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ROD BRISTOW
Opinion

The FE commissioner is wrong: We should keep PROCAT open

The first college incorporated in years has been told to merge to survive. This is the wrong decision, according...

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NEIL BATES
Opinion

Here’s how English skills policy needs to change

The CBI believes the government is on the wrong track with its current skills system. Neil Carberry sets out...

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NEIL CARBERRY
Opinion

It’s time to let FE providers award their own degrees

Only nine colleges currently have the power to award degrees. Stephen Howlett believes this needs to the change for...

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STEPHEN HOWLETT
Opinion

Scrapping employer fees would be a mistake

We revealed this week that the government is considering a U-turn on apprenticeship employer fees. Since May last year,...

Billy Camden
Nick Linford