Opinion

Building on the vocational professionalism & expertise

One of the privileges of being vice-chair of the Commission on Adult Vocational Teaching and Learning (CAVTL) was the...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Older and wiser on inspection

Ofsted’s criticism of the college sector last year was a bitter pill to swallow and the toughened up common...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Spot the inspection difference on work-based learning

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

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
Opinion

The start of sector self-improvement

It’s been a tough few weeks for the Education and Training Foundation with criticism of its hiring practices and...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Reflecting on a successful year

Sue Middlehurst, like many principals, is eagerly awaiting the challenges of the new academic year. Here, she examines the...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Minimum durations not a short-cut to better quality apprenticeships

The Association of Employment and Learning Providers was one of the voices opposing a minimum duration rule on apprenticeships,...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Cracking the careers guidance conundrum

With Ofsted’s careers guidance review due out soon, Karen O’Donoghue explains what she thinks needs to be done so...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Ofsted and improvement: living up to expectations?

As the time for the next Chief Inspector’s Annual Report approaches, three members of the Policy Consortium — which...

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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...

Nick Linford
Nick Linford