Opinion

UTCs should be allowed to recruit at 11

To circumvent the problem of recruitment at 14, LSEC is setting up a vocational free school – a UTC...

Sam Parrett
Sam Parrett
Opinion

How to improve apprenticeship completion rates

Apprentices need to understand why completion is so important, and this needs to be led from the top, says...

Expert Contributor
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Opinion

Conservatives are lying about 3m apprenticeships for young people

The Conservative manifesto has repeated the pledge from 2015 to “deliver our commitment to create 3 million apprenticeships for...

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
Opinion

Are the party pledges for FE meaningless?

Both Labour and the Lib Dems have made some pre-manifesto pledges on further education, but these should all be...

Gemma Gathercole
Gemma Gathercole
Opinion

I’ll give FE learners a louder voice nationally

Writing exclusively for FE Week, Shakira Martin, the new president-elect of the NUS discusses her ambitious plans to represent...

Shakira Martin
Shakira Martin
Opinion

What will replace the European Social Fund?

After Brexit, the government must replace the £500 million provided every year by the European Social Fund for people...

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Opinion

ESFA need to fess up to their ‘mistake’

The Education and Skills Funding Agency has dug itself a huge hole. Incredibly, it’s still digging. As readers will...

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
Opinion

3 ways to support apprentices’ mental health

Apprentices need help getting the right mental health support in place to give them the best chance of retaining...

Expert Contributor
Expert Contributor
Opinion

Cuts to apprenticeship providers will end in disaster

The goverment’s determination not to open up any more lines of funding for our incredibly hard-pressed providers is a...

Expert Contributor
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