Opinion

“What if FE had a transfer window?” asks Dr Sam Parrett.

Could the football transfer process work in the regulated world of FE? It’s worth a try, says Sam Parrett…

Sam Parrett
DR SAM PARRETT OBE
Opinion

Investing sustainably is everyone’s responsibility

The government’s announcement of extra funding for FE is welcome, but the sector must ensure it is invested sustainably,…

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RICHARD ATKINS CBE
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Billy Camden
Cindy Rampersaud
Opinion

It’s time for FE to stop playing second fiddle

The FE and skills sector has for too long existed in the shadow of higher education, says Gavin Williamson,…

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GAVIN WILLIAMSON
Opinion

Come on Eileen – make sure this cannot happen again

It has been nearly a year now since, in November 2018, FE Week first reported that Brooklands College had…

Fraser Whieldon
Nick Linford
Opinion

The ‘Forgotten Third’ deserve the dignity of a new type of qualification

In spite of decades of curriculum and qualifications reform, a third of 16-year-olds in England are not awarded a…

Billy Camden
Roy Blatchford


Opinion

Wake up call to reverse cuts in lifelong learning

For more than twenty years Learning and Work Institute has been surveying adults to ask if they are taking…

Billy Camden
Stephen Evans
Opinion

The £400m extra for FE is both a one year ‘manager’s special’ and inadequate

If you’ve been working in a increasingly arid financial desert for years, even a few splashes of liquid on…

Gordon Marsden
GORDON MARSDEN
Opinion

Does the FE funding boost mean colleges can afford to increase wages?

After mounting pressure (from all quarters) to invest in further education, the new chancellor today announced an extra £400…

Nick Linford
NICK LINFORD
Opinion

Why Boris needs more than bobbies on the beat

In response to a knife attack in London on August 8, 2019, Boris Johnson said he is going to…

Fraser Whieldon
Ali Hadawi CBE
Opinion

Williamson has his work cut out if he’s to get Britain’s skills system up to scratch

The new education secretary has his work cut out. Additional funding for skills and apprenticeships must also be met…

Billy Camden
LAWRENCE BARTON
Opinion

Ex-No 10 adviser: Williamson taking skills role “not good” for FE policy

A former Downing Street advisor gives his insider view on what Gavin Williamson taking the skills brief will mean…

Fraser Whieldon
Jonathan Simons