Opinion

The next government must bring stability to the sector

With further education being placed centre stage in the 2015 General Election, Andrew Gladstone-Heighton considers whether policy change is...

FE Week Reporter
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
Dr Sue, Opinion

Dear Dr Sue (edition 134)

How do you handle your new principal’s demands? Is the managing director refusing to budge? Dr Sue Pember, the...

Sue Pember
Sue Pember
Opinion

Where is the joined-up working that was promised?

Eight months after the Children and Families Act came into place with the aim of better meeting the needs...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

How does the next government grow and fund a big increase in apprenticeships?

The political appetite for apprenticeships has never been greater, and neither has the pressure on funding — so where...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Is your college a ‘going concern’?

What would happen to your college if the Skills Funding Agency held back funding for 45 days? It’s just...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Timely advice on FE for the incoming Government

With notable past experience advising those in the corridors of power on FE, Roger Dawe outlines what he’d be...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Workplace complexity requires careers guidance and skills provision overview

Anthony Mann looks at the issue of careers advice with the demands of employers for workers with certain skills...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Indy Scene Edition 133

A round 30 days to go and we may know who the next government will be and the damage...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter