Opinion

Where might the Chancellor’s funding axe fall?

There can be little doubt that public funding for FE will fall by a lot. The question is where....

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Old Cif or new Cif? Early indications of impact on inspection judgments

With a few months of the new Ofsted Common Inspection Framework (Cif) under the sector’s belt, Paul Joyce outlines...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

‘Don’t fall foul of doing what is urgent instead of what is important for new SFA subcontracting rules’

Small but key changes to Skills Funding Agency (SFA) subcontracting rules could lead to big problems for lead providers...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Colleges in no-win situation on meeting priorities

Colleges have a number of different priorities for which they can be criticised for not focusing on and, says...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Apprenticeships reform puts college sector in need of a cunning plan

Government direction on skills policy is clear — take-up the apprenticeships challenge. Colleges that don’t act accordingly put their...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Dr Sue

Dear Dr Sue (edition 154)

On the third Monday of every month Dr Sue, Holex director of policy and external relations, answers your questions,...

Sue Pember
Sue Pember
Opinion

‘We hope the DfE-appointed group will have an open mind to solutions’

If the Department for Education (DfE) wants to get more 17-year-olds onto apprenticeships then it will need to consider...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Colleges can meet new policy for young apprenticeships — but are the jobs there?

The Department for Education’s plans to get 16-year-old classroom-based vocational learners into apprenticeships after a year are assessed by...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Skills Show challenge laid down by former BBC Dragons’ Den investor Theo Paphitis

The Skills Show gets under way on Thursday (November 19) at NEC Birmingham and celebrity entrepreneur Theo Paphitis wants...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter