Opinion

Further Education: the heart of post 14 learning?

When Professor Wolf published her report in March 2011 she made a number of key recommendations that would crystallise...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

A chance for change at Skills Funding Agency

The announcement of the retirement of the head of the Skills Funding Agency (SFA) and the head of the...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

The meaning of freedom

Colleges and other providers are promised significant new freedoms by the coalition government in the way they are governed...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Reflecting on the departures of the ‘big guns’

Two big guns in the further education and skills sector this week announced plans to step down. The fact...

Expert Contributor
Expert Contributor
Opinion

Finding the balance for working in partnership

Of the many challenges facing the FE Sector today, getting the right balance between working with private training providers...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Changing the funding formula for 16-19 learners

Following the closure of the 16-19 funding formula review consultation at the start of the month, FE Week asked...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Changing the funding formula for 16-19 learners

Following the closure of the 16-19 funding formula review consultation at the start of the month, FE Week asked...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Discrimination: Time to educate the educated

What lessons should teachers and managers in education and training learn from one of the most appalling race murders...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

David Hughes: Challenges and chances for learners in 2012

In honour of the new strapline for the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, FE Week asked two further...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter