Opinion

Provider involvement in prison learning review ‘essential’

Justice Secretary Michael Gove’s wide-ranging review of prison learning is set to include the system of provider contracting. Alexandra...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

There is no place for hate preaching in FE

Former Skills Minister and current holder of the security brief John Hayes reflects on why the sector needs to...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Learning merger lessons south of the border

With reviews of FE provision across England getting under way, Nigel Rayner looks at whether any lessons can be learned from...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Redefining FE’s mission across age ranges and historical sector divides

Gerry McDonald outlines the reasons and  process behind his college’s application to open a free school and considers why...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

‘Far too early to tell if higher education in FE complaints will rise’

September 1, 2015, has gone down in FE as the date from which complaints about the sector’s higher education...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

The Indy Scene

 The summer holidays over, a new contract year starting, let’s silence the press criticism of apprenticeships by producing outstanding...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Soft skills should be part of the main dish — not served on the side

Carole Bishop assesses the role and importance of soft skills and describes how they’re central to a new suite...

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
Opinion

The power to shape the future of learning — together

The three-day Association for Learning Technology (ALT) conference opens tomorrow at the University of Manchester. Dr Maren Deepwell outlines...

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
Opinion

A pilot view as new Ofsted Cif takes off

The introduction of a new Ofsted Common Inspection Framework (Cif) from this month was preceded by a number of...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter