Opinion, Uncategorized We must steady the ship after the government’s half U-turn After a week at sea like no other, the next big challenge is teacher-assessed grades, writes David Hughes This… Jess Staufenberg 5y David Hughes 5y Opinion Wishing you a healthy, merry Christmas and better times ahead Jennifer Coupland reflects on the challenges of 2020 and looks ahead to what the new year will hold for… Billy Camden 5y Jennifer Coupland 5y Opinion Ministers have once again proven that FE is an afterthought for this government Mind the gap! Warm words from ministers on skills can’t conceal the gulf between rhetoric and reality, writes Toby… Billy Camden 5y Toby Perkins 5y Opinion, Uncategorized Thank you to everyone in FE for your extraordinary efforts Virtual visits during lockdown have revealed many excellent practices to tackle Covid-19 in colleges, writes Gillian Keegan There has… Jess Staufenberg 5y Gillian Keegan 5y Opinion Why urgent support is needed to address UK skills deficit New incentives are needed for businesses to train their employees for a post-Covid world, writes Guglielmo Ventura With the… Billy Camden 5y Guglielmo Ventura 5y Opinion Staff must share their new resources with the whole sector We need to identify and pool the ‘gems’ that staff have drummed up under lockdown, writes Linsey Taylor Prior… Jess Staufenberg 5y Linsey Taylor 5y Opinion Decade-long projects can truly make changes for BAME staff and learners Funding projects with long-term goals have a better chance of improving diversity and inclusion, writes Janet Curtis-Broni As we… Jess Staufenberg 5y Janet Curtis-Broni 5y Opinion, Uncategorized We must not confuse competition with choice For most other European countries, education is deemed too important to leave to market forces, writes David Corke Today… Jess Staufenberg 5y David Corke 5y Opinion Advance notice of exam topics comes with problems too The latest government intervention fails to take account of socio-economic inequalities, writes Rachael Booth This week we found out… Jess Staufenberg 5y Rachael Booth 5y Opinion This is why we should delay the white paper even longer The government should start again with a green paper for an FE strategy that stands the test of time,… Jess Staufenberg 5y Stephen Evans 5y Opinion Yes, but… no, but… Stop dithering – we need detail on the summer assessments The Department for Education can’t delay any longer – contingencies and adaptations for next summer’s exams must be published… Jess Staufenberg 5y Bill Watkin 5y Opinion What colleges need to know about clinically extremely vulnerable staff Colleges need to think about how they will deal with staff who won’t return to work because they’re worried… Jess Staufenberg 5y Helen Dyke 5y Newer 1 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 249 Older