Opinion

Qualifying the FE teacher argument

Government legislation is doing away with the requirement that FE lecturers need centrally-defined teaching qualifications. Dr Matt O’Leary makes...

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FE Week Reporter
Opinion

The wrong answer for the GCSE obsession

Young teenagers face an extended period in education with the raising of the participation age. It’s a grand idea,...

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FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Apprenticeship rush

Government proposals on apprenticeships include one in which funding goes through employers. It’s a principle John Allan agrees with,...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Planning to change a careers culture

The National Careers Council called for a ‘culture change’ in careers guidance in the summer and made seven recommendations...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Making maths add up in FE and skills

Picking up the pieces of school-leavers’ maths GCSE failings is a heavy burden for the FE and skills sector....

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FE Week Reporter
Opinion

College framework fears prove to be unfounded

The new ‘toughened up’ Ofsted inspection regime looked likely to make 2012/13 an unhappy year for sixth form colleges,...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Looking at the bigger college picture

A new focus on teaching and learning may well have become the valued hallmark of Ofsted’s current common inspection...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Spot the inspection difference on work-based training

Different delivery environments for vocational learning are a hallmark of many independent training providers — and that’s something that...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Are providers fit for purpose — but is Ofsted fit to judge?

  Being under the Ofsted spotlight can be an uncomfortable place, says Denise Brown-Sackey, who turns the inspection tables...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter