Opinion

Non-levy apprenticeship funding process was as fair as possible

Every month, Anne Milton, the minister in charge of skills and apprenticeships, will write a column for FE Week,...

Anne Milton
Anne Milton
Opinion

Don’t judge colleges on Progress 8!

The government’s wrong-headed performance measures do not work for 14-to-16 provision, and cannot give vocational learning the credit it...

Sam Parrett
Sam Parrett
Opinion

Invest in Ofsted to guarantee apprenticeship quality

This week the number of providers and employers able to directly tap into an annual £2.5 billion apprenticeship pot...

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
Opinion

T-level occupational maps must be flexible

Unless there’s the space for young people to transfer the skills they learn onto another route, we risk locking...

Expert Contributor
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Opinion

What now for the levy reforms?

Apprenticeship take-up since the introduction of the levy last May continues to slide, but whether this represents a longer-term...

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
Opinion

What does Ofsted consider a good college curriculum?

Amanda Spielman cited Harlow College as having particularly good curriculum design at the AoC conference in the autumn –...

Expert Contributor
Expert Contributor
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Do new college principals really need sector experience?

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

Sue Pember
Sue Pember
Opinion

How can we ensure the Year of Engineering is a success?

The government’s newest initiative couldn’t have come at a better time for a sector trying to blow open its...

Expert Contributor
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Non-levy procurement process was a lottery

The government’s non-levy procurement process wasn’t a fair competition because providers weren’t given all the information in advance, writes...

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