Opinion Welcome to the white land of FE, Nadhim ZahawiWhen the Cabinet is more ethnically diverse than FE leadership, the sector should be ashamed, writes Andy Forbes Well,…Jess Staufenberg 18hAndy Forbes 18hOpinion Ethnic minority learner numbers on the construction T Level are actually quite goodEthnic minority students on the construction T Level is above the industry average – but scrapping the BTEC could…Jess Staufenberg 2dHassana Ahmed 2dOpinion Prison education: Too many reviews, too little actionLet prisoners have a say in changes to prison education too, writes Jon Collins Prison education has suffered more…Jess Staufenberg 3dJon Collins 3dOpinion New secretary of state, new choicesWhat’s in store for the new education secretary as he settles in at DfE?Jess Staufenberg 4dShane Chowen 4dOpinion Any focus on learning outcomes needs a long-term learning strategyNadhim Zahawi needs to think carefully about what outcomes we want to measure and what the long-term plan is,…Jess Staufenberg 4dStephen Evans 4dOpinion My advice to management: trust your staffShow faith in your staff, and support them to trial innovation, writes Laura Kayes Like my colleagues across the…Jess Staufenberg 1wLaura Kayes 1w Opinion We need to talk seriously about a 9-1 grading system for post 16If we don’t act on grading soon, higher education providers will start to set their own entrance exams, writes…Jess Staufenberg 1wMark Dawe 1wOpinion Numbers have to rise for T Levels to change things for the betterIf BTECs continue to be perceived as easier, institutions will always be tempted to teach them, says Ed Reza…Jess Staufenberg 1wEd Reza Schwitzer 1wOpinion Our renewed and continued commitment to FEThe paper will have three overarching goals going into this new and challenging year, writes Shane Chowen The start…Jess Staufenberg 2wShane Chowen 2wOpinion Ofqual and the Institute are united across their distinctive rolesThere is no benefit to anyone if our quality roles compete, write Simon Lebus and Jennifer Coupland Ofqual and…Jess Staufenberg 3wSimon Lebus and Jennifer Coupland 3wOpinion The hysterical criticism of results show class-based elitism is alive and wellThe cries of foul among some critics about last week’s results are completely out of proportion, writes Tom Bewick…Jess Staufenberg 1moTom Bewick 1moOpinion Next year’s exams could be statistically contentious if we don’t act nowClear conversations about next year’s exams are needed right away, writes Sharon Witherspoon The last two years have been…Jess Staufenberg 1moSharon Witherspoon 1mo123456157Older
