Pushing for a pilot

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

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...

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...

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...

Left to sink or swim

Dear Dr Sue (Edition 169)

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

Championing apprenticeships

Nichola Hay explains how and why she helped launch an innovative network of apprenticeship champions to provide better information...

Short-changing individuals and the public purse

Ofsted recently published a thematic report on how FE is preparing young people with high needs for adult life....

We’re going on a bear hunt

The government’s programme of post-16 area reviews has been likened to Charles Darwin’s evolutionary theory on survival of the...