Opinion

A sea change in evidence?

Andrew Morris looks at how problems affecting FE practitioners are being a tackled with an appreciation of the need...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Vocational system progress — despite what Clegg says

Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg fleshed out his idea, first revealed in February, for a UCas-style system for post-16...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Pragmatism not evangelism needed on shift to digital

The march towards a digital future is not in doubt, but how colleges stay on course is the cause...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Secret Principal Edition 119

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

Making sure learners are set on the employability path

Employability is the added value that colleges can give learners — but just how well are they fulfilling this...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Painting a different Functional Skills picture

With the outlook for Functional Skills very different to just a few months ago, Charlotte Bosworth makes the case...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Making a case for the QCF

More debate is needed about the future of the Qualifications and Credit Framework (QCF) in the face of plans...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Paving the way for ‘much stronger’ 16 to 19 apprenticeships and traineeships

Kirsty Donnelly was one of a number of witnesses to give evidence to the House of Commons Education Select...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Learners get in the zone

Learners have been discussing key policy directions for the NUS. Joe Vinson discusses what’s been on the agenda and...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter