Opinion

Lessons from inspection pilots

The real college was judged says Principal Richard Atkins, not one that had spent three weeks preparing.  We were...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Ofsted is a ‘distraction’ to be taken seriously

Don’t get bogged down in the new common inspection framework, says principal Chris Thomson. Give students the provision you’d...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Crumbs from the rich man’s table?

No way, says Graham Hoyle. In its 10 years, the AELP has worked hard for smaller providers . ....

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Why colleges should be allowed to be creative to meet local needs

The chances of the Skills Funding Agency (SFA) agreeing to 50 per cent flexibility in adult skills budgets were...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

At last, a report written by people who understand FE

The clear recommendations of the Lingfield report reflect the complexity of the sector, says Lynne Sedgmore, executive director at...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

How leading-edge practice can entice the policymakers

Look at what is happening on the ground if you want to understand the way that things are moving,...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Training providers exploited and undervalued

Last week Peter Cobrin’s article on the FE Week website highlighted that all was not well in the world...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Warwickshire plans for a rosy future in China

A shared bottle of wine can lead to many things – including the first UK-backed FE college in China....

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Stop, start, sideways; that’s how adults learn

The jobs market of the future will be unrecognisable to most of today’s workers — education needs to grasp...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter