Opinion

Taking a lead on teaching, learning and assessment — the role of governors

A half-day workshop with more than 40 FE college governors, principals and clerks has resulted in a new report...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Could Cable’s ‘elite’ colleges lead in the wrong direction?

Business Secretary Vince Cable’s Cambridge Public Policy Lecture on the future of further and higher education last month brought...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

The indy scene

Our directors and senior managers have been in discussions with the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, sector skills...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Understanding the law behind the learner experience

The 157 Group and law firm SGH Martineau have teamed up to produce a guide for college on the...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Dr Cable’s ‘thoughtful contribution’ to the

Business Secretary Vince Cable delivered a speech last month at Cambridge University entitled Where next for Further and Higher...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Prison teachers ‘must get the support and resources to help learners’

Prison learning practitioners attended a conference organised by the Prisoner Learning Alliance (PLA) last month. Alexandra Marks outlines the...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Colleges: so much more than classrooms

One of last month’s interesting discussions was with colleagues from the Association of Colleges (AoC) and our own sports...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Taking a loan stance

With official figures having revealed that qualifications from the Council for Awards in Care, Health and Education (Cache) featured...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Commercialism and creativity ‘are key’ in post-cuts market

Where can colleges and independent learning providers look as government funding cuts bite, asks David Hughes. It says something...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter