Opinion

Taking centre stage for FE research

Paul Grainger outlines the new University College London (UCL)/Institute of Education (IOE) Centre for Post-14 Education and Work, which...

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
Opinion

Has Gazelle changed its spots?

Gazelle has responded to long-running criticism that its £35k membership fee, along with other costs, could not be justified...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Degree apprenticeships – not just because they are ‘free’

With the apprenticeships title having undergone a government consultation aimed at protecting the brand, David Allison looks at what...

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
Opinion

Outline of a helping hand to help prevent terrorism take root in the FE environment

An Association of Teachers and Lecturers survey last week showed how many FE professionals felt unprepared for their new...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Sector viewing FE mission as increasingly impossible

Further education’s struggle for survival may not be quite on a par with Tom Cruise battling the Syndicate —...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Meet the new framework, not quite the same as the old framework

Gemma Gathercole outlines her views on the new qualifications framework coming into force next month. Anyone that works in...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

The principal’s office

There’s understandable angst in FE colleges about the area reviews. It’s an issue that’s been playing on my mind...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Follow key priorities to make FE loans system work

Latest figures show little progress with take-up of 24+ advanced learning loans. Stephen Evans looks at how the system...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Dr Sue, Opinion

Dr Sue (Edition 147)

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

Sue Pember
Sue Pember