Opinion At Ofsted we find little evidence apprentices are actually moving up the levels The inspectorate for the quality of apprenticeships is concerned young people “aiming to step onto the career ladder are… Billy Camden 6y PAUL JOYCE 6y Opinion To be critical of colleges for running the courses learners want is bizarre Blaming colleges for simply recruiting students to course subjects they want to study is weird and not the solution… Expert Contributor 6y ADRIAN PERRY 6y 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,… Expert Contributor 6y JO MAHER 6y Opinion, Sponsored post Sponsored 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 6y Cindy Rampersaud 6y 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 6y Nick Linford 6y 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 6y JOHN COPE 6y 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 6y Chris Todd 6y 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 6y Harminder Matharu 6y 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 6y Shane Mann 6y 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 6y DAVID HUGHES 6y 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 6y MARK WRIGHT 6y 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 6y MARK TRINICK 6y Newer 1 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 247 Older