Opinion

Want to open a free school? Make an early start on plans

The Department for Education’s application window for the opening of free schools closes on October 10. Pauline Hagen discusses...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

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

Labour conference Seeing a party leader actually talking about FE and skills policy is both encouraging and unnerving. Nobody...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Making young women part of the skills ‘equation’

The number of young women considered not in education, employment or training (Neet) is 29 per cent higher than...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Keeping the Feltag momentum going

The new academic year brings new pressures and priorities — and learning technology must remain foremost among these, says...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Taking Indian involvement ‘to the next level’

Dame Asha Khemka explains what was behind her recent visit to India, and why colleges should renew efforts to...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

The adult literacy and numeracy ‘scandal’

The funding, teaching and organisation of adult literacy and numeracy programmes are in need of government action, says Adrian...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Making the right impact on principal appointments

With a number of principal appointments to have hit the FE Week headlines over the summer, Sue Pember looks...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

‘We’ve been struggling with adult literacy and numeracy for decades’

An MPs’ committee has been investigating whether England has been failing adults who struggle with numeracy and literacy. Paul...

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
Opinion

Tip of the iceberg for sixth form saviour colleges?

After a school in Cheshire announced it would be closing its sixth form over plummeting learner numbers, local colleges...

Nick Linford
Nick Linford