Opinion What lessons can we learn from end-point assessments? End-point assessment is a vital part of any apprenticeship, and Thomas Burton explains how to get it right. The… Expert Contributor 7y Expert Contributor 7y Opinion Time to close the loophole that harms Catholic SFCs A legal anomaly is stopping Catholic sixth-form colleges from reaping the benefits of academisation. Putting this right would be… Expert Contributor 7y Expert Contributor 7y Opinion Why is the IfA silent on end-point assessment concerns? The issue of apprentices starting standards without an end-point assessment organisation in place was first raised by FE Week… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y Opinion Market or system – what’s the best model for FE? Further education is increasingly being used as a laboratory between competing models of education, and the market model is… Expert Contributor 7y Expert Contributor 7y Opinion Why is there no T-Level pathway for sport? Elite sports is one of the hardest industries to break into, yet there are no plans for any technical… Expert Contributor 7y Expert Contributor 7y Opinion £73m unspent adult education budget funding is absurd The adult education budget has been significantly cut over the last decade, to the annual £1.5 billion it is… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y Opinion Anne Milton: The restructuring facility won’t be used to prop up colleges The government has put up £300m to keep struggling colleges on their feet, but it’s not a hand-out for… Anne Milton 7y Anne Milton 7y Opinion Degree apprenticeships shouldn’t just be repackaged degrees Martin Doel believes there can be a place for higher and degree apprenticeships – but they can’t be near-exact… Expert Contributor 7y Expert Contributor 7y Opinion The government should focus on apprenticeship quality, not quantity Without proper focus on apprenticeships at the top end, the government will never achieve its ambition to close the… Expert Contributor 7y Expert Contributor 7y Opinion ESOL is chronically underfunded – this must change It’s all very well the education secretary waxing lyrical about English as a second language, but without proper funding,… Gordon Marsden 7y Gordon Marsden 7y Opinion Off-the-job training should be a selling point, not a sticking point It is very clear that many apprenticeship providers are struggling to persuade employers to buy into the new 20-per-cent… Nick Linford 7y Nick Linford 7y Opinion Colleges, training providers, adult education services – we need a diverse provider market It’s always nice to be at a big conference with people passionate about learning, skills, training and apprenticeships. The… Expert Contributor 7y Expert Contributor 7y Newer 1 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 234 Older
