Opinion Governors should ask more questions about teaching and learning Teaching and learning are at the core of any college, says Jill Westerman – which is why governors need… Expert Contributor 7y JILL WESTERMAN 7y Opinion Don’t play the blame game over the Baker clause The lack of information about A-level alternatives will not be solved by cajoling schools into compliance, says Kevin Gilmartin…. Expert Contributor 7y KEVIN GILMARTIN 7y Opinion The apprenticeship levy is public money that needs priorities – before it runs out The Institute for Apprenticeships is forecasting a £500 million overspend on the levy budget by July 2019, rising to… Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y NICK LINFORD 7y Opinion FE colleges are the ‘national infrastructure’ for technical education Education secretary Damian Hinds delivered a speech about ending “snobbery” over technical education to businesses this morning. He’s written… Expert Contributor 7y DAMIAN HINDS 7y Opinion Reform higher apprenticeships, but beware of unintended consequences Let’s not lump all higher apprenticeships together – some are genuinely about re-training and progression, says Iain MacKinnon The government… Expert Contributor 7y IAIN MACKINNON 7y Opinion Ofsted understands the challenges for further education From funding problems to T-levels and the apprenticeship levy, Ofsted seems to have a good handle on the main… Expert Contributor 7y DAVID HUGHES 7y Opinion Ofsted’s report shows community learning providers need more funding The high quality of adult education provision highlighted in the inspectorate’s annual report is a strong argument for rebalancing… Sue Pember 7y SUE PEMBER 7y Opinion Ofsted figures reveal it is the new private providers letting the sector down The drop in the percentage of training providers rate good by Ofsted is a direct consequence of the government’s… Mark Dawe 7y MARK DAWE 7y Opinion How DfE can better support colleges in crisis As she leads her new institution to financial recovery, principal Karen Redhead reflects on what can help and hinder… Expert Contributor 7y KAREN REDHEAD 7y Opinion Let’s spend more cash on SEND learners and less on admin Some of the funding that used to be spent on support for learning disabilities now goes on administration. Students… Expert Contributor 7y GRAHAM RAZEY 7y Opinion Ofsted is wrong about arts and media courses The obsession with STEM is causing misperceptions about the value – economic and social – of participation in the… Expert Contributor 7y DEBRA GRAY 7y Opinion It’s now obvious that urgent action is needed to quality assure all loans-only providers In 2013 the government moved several hundred million pounds of level three funding out of the adult skills budget,… Nick Linford 7y NICK LINFORD 7y Newer 1 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 236 Older
