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 Opinion Colleges can give students a headstart over universities With their close employer relationships, colleges have a major advantage over schools and universities, says Ronel Lehmann For years… Expert Contributor 7y RONEL LEHMANN 7y Opinion Do Skills Advisory Panels even make sense? Will SAPs really be able to match local skills supply to employers’ needs, or is this just magical thinking,… Expert Contributor 7y EWART KEEP 7y Opinion Why should colleges prioritise digital technology? Using tech effectively throughout your college is about creating equal opportunities for all learners, explains Deborah Millar Our job… Expert Contributor 7y DEBORAH MILLAR 7y Opinion What’s best practice for setting apprenticeship subcontracting fees? Subcontractors can cost providers more than they would like, but the benefit to apprentices can make it worth it,… Expert Contributor 7y RUPERT CROSSLAND 7y Opinion College restructuring is complex, costly and shrouded in secrecy Julian Gravatt analyses the finances of colleges and explains why the restructuring fund will be nowhere near adequate in… Expert Contributor 7y JULIAN GRAVATT 7y Opinion How the sums don’t add up in recruitment of maths staff It can be a struggle to recruit suitable maths staff – and it won’t get any easier as numbers… Expert Contributor 7y DIANE DALBY 7y Opinion Ofsted’s focus on new providers should be an extra, not an instead The Ofsted annual state-of-the-nation report is due for publication next month and I’ve spent much of this week crunching… Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y NICK LINFORD 7y Opinion Why colleges should be wary of university mergers Merging with a peer in further education is now the most sensible option for colleges wanting to cut costs,… Expert Contributor 7y MARTIN VINCENT 7y Opinion Governance structures must evolve for a college to survive Good governance is essential to the effective running of any business, with an ineffective board being the most likely… Expert Contributor 7y STEPHEN HOWLETT 7y Newer 1 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 239 Older
