Opinion

Answers to key questions will determine the future success of FE and Skills

David Hughes raises six key questions that he feels need to be answered to help the Government realise its...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Maths GCSE and the ‘sad case’ of ‘ministerially-driven curriculum change’

The strain of getting vocational learners over the GCSE English and maths finish line is behind much strain in...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Traineeships should be delivered by ‘high quality and proven’ providers

The Ofsted annual report criticised Traineeships for a lack of success with helping young people progress to apprenticeships or...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Barnfield becoming talk of the sector — for the right reasons

Two visits from FE Commissioner Dr David Collins triggered first by financial problems and secondly by an Ofsted inadequate...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Getting a move-on with ESF Neet programmes

Of the first six programmes aimed at provision for young people not in education, employment or training (Neet) funded...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

What next for FE after the Comprehensive Spending Review?

The sector might not be about to change quite as drastically, or catastrophically, as had been expected from Chancellor...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Questions, questions, questions as AoC chief Martin Doel prepares for life of a professor

Martin Doel has revealed plans to become the inaugural Further Education Trust for Leadership (Fetl) Professor of FE and...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

The big Lep Euro funding step

Within the next couple of weeks, we expect the Skills Funding Agency to finally begin the process of European...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Climbing out of the abyss

Chancellor George Osborne’s Budget last month was widely expected to be disastrous for FE. But while many are still...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter