Opinion

Let’s work together to agree where the inappropriate spending line is drawn

Since FE Week successfully fought to reveal the £150,000 expenses by the principal at Highbury College, the sector reaction…

Fraser Whieldon
Nick Linford
Opinion

Can Gavin Williamson avoid falling into the ongoing NEET trap?

Looking to the national future is a nightmare at the best of times for politicians, let alone in this…

JL Dutaut
SAMANTHA WINDETT
Opinion

Mind the gap. Williamson should look at education in the round

The FE sector will be pleased to have a champion in the new secretary of state, writes Ruth Gilbert,…

JL Dutaut
RUTH GILBERT
Opinion

FE and AP: A match made in heaven

An FE-led trust has benefited her alternative and special provision schools, says Jo Southby. They have contributed great things…

JL Dutaut
JO SOUTHBY
Opinion

Agnew’s appointment shows colleges are now being taken seriously

The Department for Education has appointed Lord Agnew to take responsibility for the FE Commissioner and college financial oversight…

JL Dutaut
KIRSTI LORD
Opinion

It’s everyone’s role in colleges to embrace cyber security

Hannah H from National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) tells us why it’s vital that everyone in the FE sector…

Victoria Boyle
Hannah H


Opinion

Increasing transparency will improve students’ learning

Financial mismanagement and substandard teaching provision are often co-symptomatic. Enhanced financial transparency will help address financial mismanagement among poor-performing…

Victoria Boyle
Lawrence Barton
Opinion

Even a mastermind would fail to keep up with complex, changing and contradictory subcontracting rules

My specialist subject on Mastermind would be the ESFA funding rules for subcontracting. I can quote documents and paragraphs…

Fraser Whieldon
Nick Linford
Opinion

Gavin Williamson’s vision is a catalyst for international perspective

Of all the words spoken at this week’s Conservative Party Conference, I don’t think any were more powerful or…

JL Dutaut
DR NEIL BENTLEY-GOCKMANN OBE
Opinion

Beating Germany needs more than quick fixes

The Secretary of State’s Conservative Party conference speech unveiled an ambition to overtake Germany by 2029 in the technical…

JL Dutaut
PROFESSOR EWART KEEP
Opinion

Administration. The new normal for struggling colleges?

After a new report has revealed that government-backed mergers haven’t been a silver bullet for colleges in financial distress,…

Expert Contributor
MARTIN VINCENT
Opinion

Access to Apprenticeships: People with disabilites need a better deal

Only diverse, flexible and highly skilled workforces will help businesses to overcome economic and political challenges, says Laura Burley….

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LAURA BURLEY