Opinion

The rise of the amateur — a primary tale

Former House of Commons Education Select Committee specialist Ben Nicholls is head of policy and communications at London’s Newham College....

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
Opinion

Functional skills can deliver what employers need

Parity should be maintained between how GCSEs and functional skills are valued by the government, says Stella Turner With...

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
Opinion

FE needs better support to help post-16s pass maths and English

The government, schools, trade unions, parents and carers all need to work together in a new drive to improve...

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
Opinion

If employers are from Mars and young people are from Venus… better literacy can bring them into same orbit

Young people need to learn from employers why they need better literacy skills to thrive in the workplace, says...

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
Opinion

Government must not ‘tie hands’ of college staff who want to help struggling 49pc

The FE sector wants to play a key role in improving literacy and numeracy levels, but it could be...

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
Opinion

Self-improvement in an age of reduced resources

Self-improvement, not improvement, is the order of the day for new FE body the Education and Training Foundation it...

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
Opinion

Ofsted director Coffey wins praise for prison talk

Prison education and training came under the spotlight last week in a critical speech by Ofsted’s FE and skills...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Escaping the prison education past

Prisons came under fire in a speech by Ofsted’s FE and skills director Matthew Coffey, who pointed out how...

FE Week
FE Week
Opinion

What happens when the money runs out?

With allegations of shoddy practice, revelations of low pay and little training for apprentices, along with concerns about limited...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter