Opinion My notes ahead of select committee session on the apprenticeship levy The education select committee held their first session yesterday with what it called a “discussion around the complexity of… Nick Linford 6y NICK LINFORD 6y Opinion Popularity of vocational training in UK not reflected in funding School leavers are favouring a vocational qualification over a more academic path, yet not enough cash is there for… Fraser Whieldon 6y Sam Tuckett 6y Opinion Working together to create a sustainable apprenticeship system that unlocks talent, and supports businesses and the economy A long-term vision for apprenticeships, the report from the Independent Apprenticeship Policy Group, sponsored by Pearson, was launched at… Fraser Whieldon 6y Neil Carmichael 6y Opinion How does reserving unskilled jobs for UK workers benefit them, or the FE sector? The proposed “points-based” immigration system has a number of seemingly ill-thought through consequences, argues Mick Fletcher Many in colleges… Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 6y MICK FLETCHER 6y Opinion Learning to love the local when it comes to adult education provision Are we really keen to see London, Manchester, Birmingham and the West Midlands with no powers over education and… Fraser Whieldon 6y Professor Ewart Keep 6y Opinion On the right track: there is much that FE teachers can learn from elite athletes Helen Van Aardt has identified eight things that athletes preparing for competition have in common with teachers An elite… Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 6y HELEN VAN AARDT 6y Opinion Investment and strategy needed to rescue UK from its low skills doldrums A decade of cuts in training and adult education has led to millions of demoralised and underskilled working age… Fraser Whieldon 6y Kirstie Donnelly 6y Opinion Why I’m striking: a list of austerity’s devastating impacts Since 2010 there has been a 16 per cent cut in funding for sixth-form colleges. Here, Andy Stone spells… Billy Camden 6y ANDY STONE 6y Opinion Transforming how funding levels are set for training apprentices The way apprenticeship funding levels are set will be overhauled following complaints from employers. The new chief executive at… Billy Camden 6y JENNIFER COUPLAND 6y Opinion It’s time to take on the subcontracting profiteers Subcontractors account for more than 10 per cent of ESFA funding. They need overseeing properly, says Simon Ashworth It… Expert Contributor 6y SIMON ASHWORTH 6y Opinion The levy: change should be evolutionary – not revolutionary As an employer of apprentices that has made full use of the levy, I have sometimes found it difficult… Expert Contributor 6y SHARON BLYFIELD 6y Opinion How we fought to save our local college – and won When the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea sought to sell off a local college, they reckoned without the… Fraser Whieldon 6y Samantha Batra 6y Newer 1 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 249 Older
