Opinion

The incoming subcontracting tax bombshell

Our front-page story will make for very uncomfortable reading for principals, chief executives and accountants at hundreds of colleges...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Opinion

What’s next for Kensington and Chelsea College?

After local campaigners successfully prevented an unwelcome merger, the college’s chair explains how the board intends to take things...

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How Greater Manchester plans to boost BAME apprenticeships

The city-region is front and centre in the government’s new plan to boost BAME participation in skills, writes Cllr...

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Change is coming – but can the apprenticeship market handle it?

Employers are paying too much for their apprenticeships, according to the Department for Education. Officials “expected” employers would negotiate...

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
Opinion

FE should be front and centre in post-18 education review

Derby College Group’s historic Roundhouse campus was chosen by the Prime Minister’s Office to host the announcement of a...

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What colleges need to know about careers guidance

Colleges have been warned they will lose funding if they don’t meet the Gatsby career benchmarks by 2020. Sir...

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Why we should aspire to China’s approach to skills

As he prepares for the long road to WorldSkills 2021 in Shanghai, Dr Neil Bentley is ever more convinced...

Neil Bentley-Gockmann
Neil Bentley-Gockmann
Opinion

Technical education doesn’t need a review!

The prime minister is talking up technical education, but doesn’t have the goods to back up her words, according...

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Is Ofsted measuring the wrong things in FE?

The government needs to establish a set of FE-centric measures to get a better idea of what it wants...

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