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DfE finds much needed apprenticeship monitoring cash

When the ESFA published the list of providers on the apprenticeship register in March 2017 we reported that the…

Nick Linford
NICK LINFORD
Opinion

What can we learn from vocational training in Germany?

As the Education Secretary tours the German technical education system, what might he learn that would be relevant to…

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EWART KEEP
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We urgently need a long-term funding strategy for FE

Further education has an important role supporting the economy, says Chris Todd, but the government sees it as an…

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CHRIS TODD
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Apprenticeship funding bands needed reviewing to be fair

A new approach to funding apprenticeships will provide better value for money so that people can benefit from the…

Anne Milton
ANNE MILTON
Opinion

How to build a collaborative college culture

Good leadership is all about relationships and taking people with you, says Steve Frampton, President of Portsmouth College for…

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STEVE FRAMPTON
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It is time for joined-up thinking on adult education

Much of the talk about adult education has been around the devolved budget and whether it’s being spent effectively….

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VICKY DUCKWORTH


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Our new approach to funding apprenticeships will provide better value for money

A new approach to funding apprenticeships will provide better value for money so that people can benefit from the…

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ANNE MILTON
Opinion

The funding band reviews are a good model for the future

Following the success of the funding band reviews, the Institute for Apprenticeships will use the same collaborative approach to…

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SIR GERRY BERRAGAN
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We need three post-16 pathways: A-levels, T-levels and applied generals

Two post-16 education pathways are not enough: we need an academic route, an occupational route and a career route, argues…

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ROD BRISTOW
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Ensuring young people have the ‘best possible’ careers advice

As the Department for Education announces plans to take action against schools that aren’t complying with the ‘Baker clause’,…

Anne Milton
ANNE MILTON
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The ‘transformational bridge’ of continued adult education

Everyone, from business people to politicians agree that infrastructure makes a huge difference to economic performance. Digital, transport links…

Jude Burke
CINDY RAMPERSAUD
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We must tell the chancellor FE needs more, not less funding

Further education is being asked to find more cuts, despite already being under-funded. Let’s fight back by insisting on fair…

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JAMES KEWIN