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
Opinion

Careers advice is an investment for life

A changing labour market makes the National Careers Service vital for both young people and adults in middle life,...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Making sense of the T word

The T word may strike fear into some work-based learning providers, but help is at hand to make sense...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Funding rethink

For Michael Davis, the Richard Review got it just about right In politics, consensus is a rare thing. And...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

The AELP wishlist for the election

Having long called for a pre-apprenticeship programme, the Association of Employment and Learning Providers can claim a victory in...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

The apprentice voice

Learning providers know full well the value of their provision and so too does 19-year-old apprentice James Davies As...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

The employer voice

Karen Walker is looking for enthusiasm and a willingness to learn among the learners she sees at Greggs Greggs...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Using technology to improve apprenticeships

We need to use technology in many different ways to improve apprenticeships says Matthew Hancock Following the Association of...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter