Opinion Ofqual’s announcement today is ‘sensible, positive and fair’ The government’s decision to allow providers, rather awarding organisation assessments, to determine which of their learners have passed functional… Billy Camden 6y MARK DAWE 6y Opinion Treasury will subsidise college wages – but under what circumstances? The good news is a spokesperson from the Treasury told FE Week that staff working in areas of a… Billy Camden 6y NICK LINFORD 6y Opinion Building the future – helping the West Midlands through the coronavirus outbreak The mayor of the West Midlands Combined Authority explains why they have been quick to act on cabinet office… Billy Camden 6y ANDY STREET 6y Opinion Reflections on ‘isolation’ and support networks Being alone successfully is a strategy that can be learned. Just a few behavioural techniques will make working home… Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 6y JO MAHER 6y Opinion Trust your judgement in doing what’s best for your learners Government must find sustainable solutions for learners and staff alike – and follow its own rules, writes Mark Dawe… Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 6y MARK DAWE 6y Opinion Facing the coronavirus challenges to EPA together Jennifer Coupland, chief executive of the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education, reflects on new guidance provided by her… Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 6y JENNIFER COUPLAND 6y Opinion ESFA must act after more than half of all apprentices on standards withdraw Many events and consultations have been delayed, but it seems the Covid-19 crisis was not going to get in… Billy Camden 6y NICK LINFORD 6y Opinion FE on the frontline of the biggest peacetime battle The apprenticeships and skills minister explains her gratitude and optimism for the sector in face of the Covid-19 pandemic…. Billy Camden 6y GILLIAN KEEGAN 6y Opinion Be clear, be informative, be approachable We owe our staff, students and other stakeholders good leadership – but remember to show a human face as… Fraser Whieldon 6y RUTH SPARKES 6y Opinion As Covid-19 lock-down looms, we must be there for one another In the face of the global pandemic, there is a great deal for the UK’s awarding industry to be… Fraser Whieldon 6y Tom Bewick 6y Opinion In the absence of official ‘clarity and certainty’ – what does the FE sector know tonight? UPDATE 20/03/20: The government has now publish key worker guidance here, a Q & A here and information for… Billy Camden 6y NICK LINFORD 6y Opinion A principal’s day of shock, some relief and a poignant note to end on The need to act on government’s decision is tempered by concern for our students, writes college principal and the… Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 6y NICK BURNHAM 6y Newer 1 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 249 Older