Opinion

Tough budget choices

Government budgets are of course finite — but our front page exposes questionable priorities over how it is being...

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
Opinion

Take stock over expansion plans

National Apprenticeship Week rightly celebrates tens of thousands of individual successes from young beginners to older workers acquiring new...

Gordon Marsden
Gordon Marsden
Opinion

Skills to pay the bills

Kirstie Donnelly explains why she thinks the teaching of soft skills need to be incorporated more into apprenticeships and...

Kirstie Donnelly
Kirstie Donnelly
Opinion

Demand-led funding needed to hit apprenticeship target

John Hyde calls for as demand-led apprenticeship funding allocation system. The Government’s target for 3m apprenticeship starts in this...

John Hyde
John Hyde
Opinion

More focus needed on basic skills

Harvey Young explains why, in his view, the Government is wrong to obsess over apprenticeships and should look to...

Expert Contributor
Expert Contributor
Opinion

Welfare reforms impact on our students

Shane Chowen calls for greater recognition of the impact welfare cuts will have on FE students. The parliamentary process...

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Opinion

Give apprentices a say in shaping their education

The Government has faced criticism for rejecting attempts to ensure representatives from all stakeholders involved with apprenticeships — not...

Shakira Martin
Shakira Martin
Opinion

Support apprenticeships inquiry

The Sub-Committee on Education, Skills and the Economy has launched an inquiry that will look at the merits of...

Expert Contributor
Expert Contributor
Opinion

Wilshaw’s size nines

Sir Michael Wilshaw is of course entitled to his own opinions. But when called to give evidence to the...

Nick Linford
Nick Linford