Opinion

Why students should steer clear of clearing

On August 15 an 18-year-old near you will take a leap in the dark – they will be one...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

FE Guild will make no difference without a culture of shared professional identity

Last year it was my great pleasure to be invited to the celebratory dinner held during WorldSkills; in my...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Advertorial: The REED NCFE Partnership: Delivering employment outcomes in FE

It’s impossible to ignore the challenges faced by unemployed people in the UK. We seem to be confronted with...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Learning from the Swiss system of apprenticeships

When Doug Richard was asked about the successful Swiss system for apprenticeships at the launch of the call for...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Childcare: why high-quality training pays off

David Cameron has created a National Childcare Commission in the wake of Professor Cathy Nutbrown’s review of qualifications for...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Promote FE to tackle unemployment

During a recession it would make more sense for people to be supported to learn new skills in further...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

The LGA report is, to put it politely, inadequate

The publication of the recent Local Government Association (LGA) report on a so-called “skills mismatch” in further education is...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Colleges must not milk the system

Should FE colleges be allowed to charge their sub-contractors “management fees”? That is charging external education providers for passing...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Future of FE must be an enterprising one

The news of Education Secretary Michael Gove’s proposals for reforming the qualification system has brought into sharp focus the...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter