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What role will the Careers & Enterprise Company play in the careers strategy?

The Careers and Enterprise Company has had its role beefed up in the new careers strategy, but hasn’t always…

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Will college governors have to justify high executive salaries?

Dr Sue Pember, director of policy and external relations at Holex, answers your questions on college governance, backed by…

Sue Pember
Sue Pember
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Skills in 2017: less money, more problems…

The government has had a few good ideas this year, admits Gordon Marsden, but it seems determined not to…

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FE leaders need mental health support too

It can be lonely at the top, admits former principal Neil Bates People who have headaches but describe them…

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Further education transforms lives and we must protect it

Our further education providers are crucial for challenging inequality and transforming lives in 21st century post-austerity Britain, say Vicky…

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Non-levy tender: let’s have an investigation and recount

Nobody could have predicted that the ESFA would accidently award non-levy apprenticeship funding to a company that went bust…

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Nick Linford


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As we beef up the IfA, don’t knock down AOs

The government should be wary of diminishing the role of awarding organisations in its T-level proposals, argues Julie Hyde,…

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Adult learners are vital to our skills strategy

The government is taking positive steps on skills development, but adult learners must be attended to, says Ruth Spellman…

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‘Social mobility’ means nothing without financial support for FE

This Conservative government certainly talks the talk when it comes to social mobility. But, as Emily Chapman explains, it…

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Less careers strategy, more high-risk experiment

The UK’s careers so-called “strategy” is to ditch trained, independent professionals in favour of volunteers, warns Dr Deirdre Hughes…

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High transport costs are letting SEND learners down

It has become all too clear this term that learners with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) who want…

Paul Offord
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How can we get more adults to learn?

We are already looking at the supply of skills training, writes Fiona Aldridge. Now we need to encourage people…

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