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 6y GILLIAN KEEGAN 6y 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 6y JUSTINE GREENING 6y 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 6y John Cope & Jonathan Simons 6y 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 6y ROBERT HALFON 6y 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 6y ANDY NORMAN 6y 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 6y JOHN HYDE 6y Opinion In a time of uncertainty, here are some predictions for the sector The skills system has done an amazing job during the corona crisis and will be critical as the UK… Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 6y DAVID MARSH 6y Opinion It’s hard to argue that further college rationalisation isn’t needed Rationalisation needs to reconcile three very different types of college – and the grey areas in between, says John… Simon Kay 6y JOHN COPE 6y Opinion Former adviser to skills minister calls for temporary ban on new adult apprentices The response to the pandemic recession must centre on supporting those who are finishing their education and those who… Simon Kay 6y TOM RICHMOND 6y Opinion Necessity breeds invention, and grade assessment has had to adapt quickly This crisis has shown how well we can make transitions in order to protect students’ interests, says Julie Mizon… Simon Kay 6y JULIE MIZON 6y Opinion The can has been shaken, so we must proceed with caution Re-opening campus is a high-risk, high-stress, physical and emotional challenge, says Stuart Rimmer. Here are some guiding principles to… Simon Kay 6y Stuart Rimmer 6y Opinion Why take on an apprentice during these challenging times? Here’s why If businesses in the hardest-hit sectors are to thrive post-lockdown, new skills and new ways of working will be… Simon Kay 6y STUART SHIELD 6y Newer 1 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 253 Older
