Opinion

Barclays: Banking on young talent

Launching an apprenticeship programme is a big challenge for any private sector organisation. At Barclays, we set an ambitious...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

FE loans must work for disadvantaged learners

We are all acutely aware of how tough things are economically and therefore appreciate that Government spending must go...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Privatise FE: Dynamite or damp squib?

There has been much debate in the education press about the implications for further education colleges of the new...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

A potential opportunity for work based learning

There is no doubt that the government’s introduction of Raising the Participation Age (RPA) to age 18 will present...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

It’s a disaster for workplace learning

I am a huge advocate of Functional Skills. I believe it represents our best chance in a decade to...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Guest reporter Shane Chowen heads to Switzerland

On the 18-21 June I’m taking a four day break from being Policy Officer for IfL, and will be...

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Opinion

A diverse HE landscape

The government’s white paper Students at the heart of the system envisages a broader, more responsive higher education landscape...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

UTCs – a revolution in technical education

This week the government approved a further 15 University Technical Colleges (UTCs). This raises the total number of projects...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Ofsted inspections – why are the grades dropping?

The decrease in colleges’ Ofsted grades has been well documented in FE Week. In 2009-2010, about a quarter of...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter