Opinion

Training provision must adapt to demand

The skills sector needs an effective market strategy that drives employer investment and supports providers to deliver high quality...

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The Institute for Apprenticeships board lacks balance

Independent training providers will have every right to feel aggrieved that they are not represented on the new board...

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
Opinion

Industrial strategy? FE needs proper funding

Government’s ‘new industrial strategy’ is another grandiose vision that lacks funding and changes nothing in practice, says Sally Hunt....

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Institutes of Technology are the right idea; now we must make sure they deliver

Today’s announcement confirms that technical education should be at the heart of the UK’s modern industrial strategy. This is...

Ian Pretty
Ian Pretty
Opinion

Ofsted reports require improvement

Quality checking of Ofsted reports is not robust – they are far too variable in both form and content,...

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It’s time we talked about lifetime learning

Almost a year ago George Osborne used his budget speech to commit the Government to a review that, at...

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Opinion

Concerns over Institute for Apprenticeships readiness justified

Widespread concerns over whether the Institute for Apprenticeships will be ready to police the brave new world of apprenticeships...

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
Opinion

The Institute for Apprenticeships is a shambles

The government’s handling of the Institute for Apprenticeships has descended into complete shambles. Even though it will be charged...

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How we challenged an Ofsted report and won

Sometimes it’s worth challenging an Ofsted report, says John Evans. One of the many dilemmas that principals must struggle...

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