Opinion

There’s another Budget soon — be sure your sector voice is heard

My last column was all about the politics of FE. I got a few encouraging responses publicly on Twitter...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Apprenticeships — it’s about learning and it’s about time

Bill Lucas was a keynote speaker at an international conference in Sweden on vocational education and training recently. Here...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

A vision for the future of prison education

Providers who deliver adult education and skills training in England’s prisons are expecting their contracts to end next year,...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Enter apprenticeships, centre stage

The target has been set and the election won — now the government must set about achieving 3m apprenticeships....

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

‘Let’s agree there should be no relaxation of standards in pursuit of 3m apprenticeships’

David Cameron could have spoken about many policies in his agenda when he addressed the nation outside Number 10...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Look at inspection results, and look at management

Research in the last edition of FE Week showed how the proportion of new grade three results was up...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Colleges in peril — but looking beyond merger

Lewisham Southwark College and Greenwich Community College are both considering merger as part of reviews with the FE Commissioner...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Don’t undervalue your HR director

Staff costs are, like all variables, a source of savings that come under review in times of austerity. Ian...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

An ‘optimist’s’ view of the next five years of government

Bill Lucas shares his “optimist’s” view of the five years of the next Parliamentary term. People who work in...

Nick Linford
Nick Linford