Opinion The reformed apprenticeship system need not fail the young and disadvantaged It should come as no surprise that the reformed apprenticeship system has been found to be failing young disadvantaged… Billy Camden 5y NICK LINFORD 5y Opinion We must embrace diversity in the post Covid-19 world Let’s learn from the pandemic and how it has brought social and economic inequalities into sharp relief, says Teresa… Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 5y TERESA CARROLL 5y Opinion What might a virtual industry placement project look like? The nature of work was forecast to change well before the virus hit. So instead of thinking in terms… Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 5y BEV JONES 5y Opinion Remote inspections of ‘paused providers’ will be challenging, but possible Good planning is key, says Richard Moore, especially for off-the-job inspections An article in FE Week last week, “Frustration… Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 5y RICHARD MOORE 5y Opinion FE should be at the heart of shielding 19 to 24-year-olds from unemployment It makes financial sense for FE colleges to ease the pain of unemployment sparked by Covid-19, say John Widdowson… Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 5y John Widdowson and Mark Corney 5y Opinion Fellowships in technical teaching: here’s why you should apply Having a fellowship doesn’t change the quality of the work you do – but it certainly gives you a… Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 5y CERIAN AYRES 5y Opinion The transition to our new normal will not be straightforward From next Monday, colleges and providers will have the flexibility to offer more students face-to-face learning, explains Gillian Keegan… Billy Camden 5y GILLIAN KEEGAN 5y Opinion FE has a pivotal role over the next two years (and there is no time to lose) The sector must be allowed to respond to demands from existing and new students, many of them disadvantaged, says… Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 5y JUSTINE GREENING 5y Opinion The prime minister’s ‘apprenticeship guarantee’: over-optimistic or visionary? Two regular commentators on vocational education policy who now work at the same consultancy firm take opposing sides over… Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 5y John Cope & Jonathan Simons 5y Opinion Did the Prime Minister promise an ‘apprenticeship guarantee’? This is why it is needed post Covid-19 Prime minister Boris Johnson last night told the nation that young people “should be guaranteed an apprenticeship” as part… Billy Camden 5y ROBERT HALFON 5y Opinion Why a ‘right to retrain’ is essential for an inclusive recovery The outbreak of coronavirus will permanently change the shape of our economy. In adapting to this change, we must… Simon Kay 5y ANDY NORMAN 5y Opinion Providers are taking the blame for a broken apprenticeships system The government’s numbers on apprenticeships don’t add up. Worse still, they lead to blaming the wrong people and make… Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 5y JOHN HYDE 5y Newer 1 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 247 Older