Opinion

Aiming to beat the ‘post code lottery’ on learning disability

The funding system for young people with learning disabilities changed a year ago, leaving “post code lottery” in its...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Looking deeper at the ’earn or learn’ policy debate

With the Tories and Labour coming up with strategies to help young people off JobSeekers’ Allowance and into a...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Six ‘impacts and benefits’ of Gazelle

More than £3.5m of public money was paid out by 23 principals to Gazelle group of colleges, FE Week...

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, the hopes, the people and the issues they have to deal with every day.

Time to budget Further education is a funny place to be at the best of times, but this time...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

In defence of criticisms of UCU’s graded lesson observation report

Former Ofsted FE and skills inspector Phil Hatton was critical of a report from University of Wolverhampton academic Dr...

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
Opinion

Elite Colleges and the English class system

The issue of class prejudice has raised its ugly head, says Mick Fletcher, with the Department for Business, Innovation...

Mick Fletcher
Mick Fletcher
Opinion

Lesson observations — to grade or not to grade?

With a University and College Union study of graded lesson observations having reached negative conclusion about the effect they...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Opposing sides of the Lambeth College strike have their say

Educators are unlikely militants. Most FE teachers I have met would do anything rather than let down their learners....

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Technology recommendations about ‘political will, mindset and vision’

Funding and learner involvement figured in Feltag recommendations earlier this year. Bob Harrison outlines his view of the government...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter