Opinion

Hosting WorldSkills 2027 would have far-reaching benefits for the whole UK

Everyone should support efforts to host the WorldSkills international competition, says college leader and former psychologist to Team UK,…

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JO MAHER
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Sponsored: What are learners telling us about how they want to engage with learning – access, flexibility, unlocking talent and realising aspirations

Last week at BETT I had the pleasure of sharing the results of Pearson’s Global Learner Survey 2019 –…

Billy Camden
Cindy Rampersaud
Opinion

Two strong appointments with Halfon and Wolf – but still no FE minister

This week two powerful advocates of the further education sector were appointed to influential roles within Whitehall. On Monday,…

Billy Camden
Nick Linford
Opinion

Immigration, skills and the economy after Brexit – both government and employers are missing the point

The government and business lobby groups need to get their act together when it comes to both immigration and…

Billy Camden
JOHN COPE
Opinion

A new approach to financial regulation and oversight in the sector

Shortly after the scandal at Hadlow College Group was exposed, the government commissioned an independent review of college financial…

Billy Camden
Chris Todd
Opinion

Measuring impact fairly in the devolved areas

The mayoral combined authorities are developing impact and performance measures to assess whether the adult education budget is having…

Billy Camden
Harminder Matharu


Opinion

Back our bid to host WorldSkills 2027

Show your support for the bid at FEWeek.co.uk/BackABid and on social media using #BackABid. This is the decade when…

Billy Camden
Shane Mann
Opinion

Where is Ofsted’s evidence that colleges are being dishonest over job prospects?

Ofsted’s chief inspector, Amanda Spielman, used yesterday’s annual report speech to repeat her criticism first aired in 2018 that…

Billy Camden
DAVID HUGHES
Opinion

Time to get serious about developing governor capacity

As the role of college governor grows, the need for more support grows too. Help is already at hand,…

JL Dutaut
MARK WRIGHT
Opinion

How colleges can recruit the community governors they need

Becoming a college governor is an intimidating prospect, writes Mark Trinick. Recognising that is the first step to recruiting…

JL Dutaut
MARK TRINICK
Opinion

Preventing college and ITP failures is a matter of relationships

If the sector’s reputation is ever to recover from the damage caused by college and ITP failures, the ESFA…

JL Dutaut
TONY ALLEN
Opinion

Apprenticeship take-ups suffer from pro-university data bias

The Government’s continued failure to deliver on its own apprenticeship take-up target is, in part, a symptom of its…

JL Dutaut
LAWRENCE BARTON