Opinion

Wilshaw wrong and Ofsted need to rescue damaged reputation

Michael Wilshaw needs to publically back the FE sector at once – or resign, says Tony Davis. Ofsted Chief...

Expert Contributor
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Opinion

Stand up for London apprenticeships

London accounts for only 12.5 per cent of the UK population, yet it generates 22 per cent of UK...

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Expert Contributor
Opinion

Hold fire over outright subcontracting ban

Mark Dawe explains warns against hasty decisions being made over subcontracting because of a new Skills Funding Agency (SFA)...

Mark Dawe
Mark Dawe
Opinion

Don’t rely on volunteers to improve careers advice

Laura-Jane Rawlings raises concern about the reliance on employer volunteers to make the government’s careers advice strategy work. We...

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Expert Contributor
Opinion

Winning colleges taking sport more seriously

Last weekend’s national colleges sports championships, held in Newcastle, Sunderland and Gateshead, were a huge success, judging by feedback...

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Opinion

Pushing for a pilot

The latest apprenticeship levy operational guidance is almost totally geared at explaining how it will work for the employers...

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
Opinion

Fed up with unnecessary and disruptive data changes

Graham Taylor explains why he was less than impressed with the recent qualification and achievement report. Let’s move on...

Graham Taylor
Graham Taylor
Opinion

Left to sink or swim 

Mick Fletcher reflects on the findings of the House of Lords Social Mobility Committee’s report on improving the transition...

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
Opinion

It isn’t just about the money

Carolyn Woolley explains her college’s approach to the problem area of recruiting and retaining sufficient numbers of maths and...

Nick Linford
Nick Linford