Opinion The official UTC figures don’t give the full picture Lord Baker on why the Baker Dearing Educational Trust’s own data on university technical colleges is more comprehensive than… Expert Contributor 6y LORD KENNETH BAKER 6y Opinion We must encourage schools to promote apprenticeships Too many providers are still being blocked from going into schools to talk about apprenticeships, despite enthusiasm from both… Anne Milton 6y ANNE MILTON 6y Opinion What does the new insolvency regime mean for colleges? The new FE insolvency regime is designed to improve the sustainability of the FE sector, says Stephanie Mason, who… Expert Contributor 6y STEPHANIE MASON 6y Opinion The government must spend more on adult skills Further education colleges must be enabled to continue to provide high quality education and skills training for adults, says Alastair… Expert Contributor 6y ALASTAIR DA COSTA 6y Opinion What will the National Retraining Scheme look like? With little fanfare, the National Retraining Scheme is being developed. Research is being done to ensure it will provide… Expert Contributor 6y FIONA ALDRIDGE 6y Opinion It’s time FE learnt to embrace the embarrassing So the news isn’t good. Treat it as a chance to be open about your problems, to value others’… Ruth Sparkes 6y RUTH SPARKES 6y Opinion Will the new Ofsted framework work for FE? Frank Coffield steals Ofsted’s language to grade last week’s new inspection framework How do FE and Skills (FE&S) fare… Expert Contributor 6y FRANK COFFIELD 6y Opinion Apprenticeship upturn need not be a predictable shift away from helping those in most need Last February, when Skills Minister Anne Milton was faced with a 41 percent fall in apprenticeships starts since the… Nick Linford 6y NICK LINFORD 6y Opinion How to transfer our success in skills competitions into productivity The training methods behind the UK’s international success in skills competitions can be transferred to the wider economy, says… Expert Contributor 6y DR NEIL BENTLEY-GOCKMANN OBE 6y Opinion Let’s not have arbitrary caps on apprenticeship provider growth If ESFA introduces a limit on the scope of providers to grow it could hinder the delivery of apprenticeships,… Expert Contributor 6y SIMON ASHWORTH 6y Opinion International work is neither celebrated nor talked about nearly enough Colleges that choose to extend their work internationally can reap rewards in many different ways, says Emma Meredith, but… Expert Contributor 6y EMMA MEREDITH 6y Opinion Colleges must deal with the pay crisis or risk further strikes The pay crisis in further education has led to the forthcoming UCU strike. Those who work in this sector… Expert Contributor 6y MATT WADDUP 6y Newer 1 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 236 Older
