Opinion Paperwork threatens to take over the job I loveIf all the documentation doesn’t benefit the apprentice, why is it necessary? asks Tim McHanwell I’m going to start…Jess Staufenberg 3dTim McHanwell 3dOpinion Don’t confuse the Baker clause with actual careers guidanceMedia reports about the Baker clause fail to understand it’s only one part of the careers guidance picture, writes…Jess Staufenberg 4dJanet Colledge 4dOpinion The government’s FE policy is dangerously wishful thinkingGovernment rhetoric not rooted in reality will cause colleges to choose the easy options, writes Ian Pryce As a…Jess Staufenberg 5dIan Pryce 5dFE Week Podcast The FE Week Podcast: ‘Triple whammy’ college costs, BTEC campaign and Social Mobility CommissionThis week Shane is joined by former DfE civil servant and adult education expert Sue Pember, and further education…Jess Staufenberg 6dFE Week Podcast 6dSkills Bill Editorial: ‘Scrap the blasted landscape’! Passions ran high in the Lords’ Skills Bill debateReaders must be mindful though that government defeats are easier to achieve in the Lords than in the CommonsFraser Whieldon 6dShane Chowen 6dOpinion Wealthier students were almost twice as likely to enter HE in 2019-20The entry gap between disadvantaged and more affluent students is now the widest it has been in 15 years,…Jess Staufenberg 6dSam Tuckett 6d Opinion New Skills for Life Alliance to tackle England’s adult basic skills deficitThe number of adults participating in literacy or numeracy learning has fallen 60 per cent since 2010, and urgent…Stephen Evans 6dStephen Evans 6dOpinion The picture on widening HE participation gets worse the closer you lookThe latest government data out today shows more people need to progress into levels 4 and 5, writes Nick…Jess Staufenberg 7dNick Hillman 7dOpinion The DfE doesn’t have answers around subcontracting and funding ITPsMinisters have got themselves into a subcontracting cul-de-sac, writes Aidan Relf The Department for Education’s recent webinar on its funding and…Jess Staufenberg 1wAidan Relf 1wOpinion Adult learners lose confidence when course funding is withdrawn last minuteAdult education providers need more clarity on whether a course will remain funded, writes Delrose Earle Having navigated the…Jess Staufenberg 1wDelrose Earle 1wOpinion There’s no point moaning about media coverage of FEIt’s October and we’re truly into the cycle of the new academic year. It’s now a steady march (and occasional…Jess Staufenberg 2wRuth Sparkes 2wOpinion Warm words from the Conservative Party conference must be matched with moneyThe Conservative Party Conference needed to show some real investment, writes David Hughes The rainstorms lashing through Manchester were…Jess Staufenberg 2wDavid Hughes 2w123456159Older
