Opinion

‘We need stability of policy, longer term contract commitments and more realistic funding’

The people have voted, the government has been formed and now the policies must be enacted. Martin Dunford outlines...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Leadership issues on the agenda for FE women

Women from across the FE and skills sector were at the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills conference centre...

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FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Secret Principal

The principal of a large and well-established FE college writes about life at the top — the worries, the...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Skills Minister’s questions run deep

Skills Minister Nick Boles has posed a series of hard questions for the future of FE and skills. But...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

‘Watch out lesson observation — we’re coming to get you’

Ofsted is ending its system of graded lesson observation. It’s a subject that leant itself to the theme a...

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FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Is it really time for the UK to go Dutch?

Kirstie Donnelly considers whether in looking abroad for a model skills system — with the Netherlands offering the latest...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

What’s in a name? What’s in an apprenticeship?

The government announced its first measures aimed at helping it achieve the target of 3m apprenticeship starts by the...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Vet in the Netherlands — an inspiration for England?

Skills Minister Nick Boles told MPs this month the Dutch system of vocational education and training might be a...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

New inspection framework — what you need to know

The new common inspection framework handbooks have been published. Phil Hatton takes a closer look at what FE should be...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter