Opinion

Spreading the good word

Eilis Bond tells why Plymouth’s finalists in the recent Brathay Challenge were determined to banish stereotypes surrounding apprenticeships  Work...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

All eyes on the prize

Rather than pressing for funding powers, LEPs and local authorities could have greater impact by focusing on the quality...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

A culture of respect

Prompted by last week’s FE Week front-page report of bullying at the National Farrier Training Agency, Suze Clarke tells...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Who’s on your leadership bench?

Leadership development is standard practice in most blue chip companies, and yet is uncommon within FE. MidKent has decided...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Why FE needs trained teachers

Every learner in the English FE and skills sector deserves to be taught by qualified teachers and trainers —...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Future shock?

The 157 Group will next week publish the results of a project in which aspiring FE leaders across the...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Stepping up to the challenge

Only one company can claim to have the official apprentice team of the year, but the benefits of the...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Why I want to be an FE principal

Succession planning is a key leadership challenge. So perhaps it’s time that the sector looked beyond senior management and...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Keeping up the good work

Now that Learning and Skills Improvement Service funding has ended, the Education Training Foundation must continue to support the...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter