Opinion The U-turn on randomised control trials is bad news for FE Randomised control trials are the answer to FE’s biggest questions, writes Ben Gadsby I have a confession: My name… Jess Staufenberg 5y Ben Gadsby 5y Opinion The Church of England offensive in FE colleges must be resisted The Church’s proposals have little to do with education and more to do with reversing its declining numbers among… Jess Staufenberg 5y Professor Chris Higgins and Keith Sharpe 5y Opinion The government must do far more to fix the new labour market crisis We need a revolution to close the potentially disastrous skills gap, writes Kirstie Donnelly Skills gaps are nothing new…. Jess Staufenberg 5y Kirstie Donnelly 5y Opinion Colleges are unfairly being held back by their past The government is measuring colleges by using unfair historical references that are of out of date and do not… Fraser Whieldon 5y Chris Webb 5y Opinion The Skills Bill could set the scene for Ofqual’s demise The government is effectively nationalising technical education through the Institute for Apprenticeships, writes Tom Bewick Leviathan was a mythical… Jess Staufenberg 5y Tom Bewick 5y Opinion A big lesson from the pandemic is the role local government plays Councils have had to respond to the collapse of some of their region’s biggest employers, writes Richard Leese As… Jess Staufenberg 5y Sir Richard Leese 5y Opinion Young people aren’t digital natives in the way employers need Being a digital native for employers is very different to how young people use their devices daily, writes Bev… Jess Staufenberg 5y Bev Jones 5y Opinion The National Colleges debacle reveals Whitehall’s goldfish memory If ministers did the necessary background research, failed initiatives like the National Colleges would be less likely to be… Jess Staufenberg 5y Tom Richmond 5y Opinion College collaboration is a gamechanger for driving improvement Initial challenges to making best use of the College Collaboration Fund were tackled by both sides, write Rebecca Conroy… Jess Staufenberg 5y Rebecca Conroy and Sam Parrett 5y Opinion A history of the Learning and Work Institute as it turns 100 today Through its many incarnations, the Learning and Work Institute has supported initiatives that are still with us now, writes… Jess Staufenberg 5y Alan Tuckett 5y Opinion Government must act now to make colleges financially sustainable The FE sector will play a vital role in retraining workers and filling skills gaps, writes Meg Hillier, but… Billy Camden 5y MEG HILLIER 5y Opinion This is how we can boost the number of girls and women on construction courses There’s a huge market for female tradespeople to come round and fix the electrics, so we need to get… Jess Staufenberg 5y Nikki Davis 5y Newer 1 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 255 Older
