Opinion

Traineeship news offers welcome break from ‘wholesale change’

Proposals to change the way traineeship providers are funded were rejected following the government’s eight-week consultation on the issue....

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Reflecting on day one of the Association of Colleges conference

A review of English and maths accreditation is welcome, but should not result in new qualifications, says Charlotte Bosworth....

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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