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 7y FIONA ALDRIDGE 7y 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 7y RUTH SPARKES 7y 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 7y FRANK COFFIELD 7y 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 7y NICK LINFORD 7y 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 7y DR NEIL BENTLEY-GOCKMANN OBE 7y 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 7y SIMON ASHWORTH 7y 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 7y EMMA MEREDITH 7y 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 7y MATT WADDUP 7y Opinion Ofsted talk tough on integrity in new regime, but they can’t do it alone A first glance there is little new in the draft Common Inspection Framework and accompanying Handbook for FE and… Nick Linford 7y NICK LINFORD 7y Opinion Employer engagement hasn’t gone to plan Employers are reducing their training effort. But how can the government talk to them about it, says Ewart Keep,… Expert Contributor 7y EWART KEEP 7y Opinion The Baker clause can only be a short-term fix After this week’s IPPR report revealed that two-thirds of schools are still flouting the Baker clause, Tony Breslin argues… Expert Contributor 7y TONY BRESLIN 7y Opinion Colleges need to speak with one voice It’s not going to be an easy year for the AoC, but Julie Nerney, its new chair, is looking… Expert Contributor 7y JULIE NERNEY 7y Newer 1 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 247 Older
