Opinion

Direct recruitment paying off for young learners, but ‘reputational risk’ remains for colleges

Middlesbrough College was one of the first seven general FE colleges to directly recruit learners from the age of...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Colleges ‘should see budgets diminish’ if their Leps case isn’t strong enough

Skills Funding Agency (SFA) guidance on how college budgets could be affected by their relationship — or lack thereof...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Taking a lead on technology

Further education leaders hold the key to unlocking technology in the sector, according to the government review of progress...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Bad news for adult learning but not good for SFA either

Mick Fletcher takes a closer look at the skills funding letter to see what else it indicates other than...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Edition 128

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

How to ‘detoxify’ a grade four-rated college

Ian Clinton took over at Stockport College in the wake of an Ofsted inadequate rating and within a year...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Politicians coming off the fence

As the countdown to the general election approaches the two-month mark, Mick Fletcher assesses the early FE and skills...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Digital skills and the make-or-break challenge for the FE and skills sector

Lady Morgan fleshes out her views on the performance of the FE and skills sector in light of the...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

National Advancement Service plan can help tackle low pay

The National Institute of Adult Continuing Education (Niace) has suggested a National Advancement Service be established. Here, deputy chief...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter