Opinion This year, if nothing else, won’t be boring for us in the FE and skills sector As the sun rises on 2019, the FE and skills sector is expecting another year of significant policy development…. Nick Linford 7y NICK LINFORD 7y Opinion What does the student loan shake-up mean for FE? How will the changes to how students loans are accounted impact FE funding? Daniel Carr takes a look Earlier… Expert Contributor 7y DANIEL CARR 7y Opinion Can Hinds beat groundhog day with new higher technical qualifications? Will the higher technical qualifications be genuinely new, or a simple brand wrapper around what already exists, asks Tom… Expert Contributor 7y TOM BEWICK 7y Opinion Colleges are at last getting the recognition they deserve The outgoing chair of the AoC reflects on the past six years of FE policy and practice I was… Evie Hayes 7y CAROLE STOTT 7y Opinion Technical training must match the best academic options The new year will include the introduction of T-levels – which makes this an ideal time to celebrate the… Anne Milton 7y ANNE MILTON 7y Opinion The ESFA may regret rejecting the IfA’s levy budget concerns As revealed by FE Week, the IfA has warned that there could be a £500m overspend on the £2bn… Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y NICK LINFORD 7y Opinion More new qualifications? Hold on – T-levels aren’t off the ground yet T-levels are more than another alphabet soup qualification, says Gordon Marsden. But it’s the government’s job to make sure… Expert Contributor 7y GORDON MARSDEN 7y Opinion Governors should ask more questions about teaching and learning Teaching and learning are at the core of any college, says Jill Westerman – which is why governors need… Expert Contributor 7y JILL WESTERMAN 7y Opinion Don’t play the blame game over the Baker clause The lack of information about A-level alternatives will not be solved by cajoling schools into compliance, says Kevin Gilmartin…. Expert Contributor 7y KEVIN GILMARTIN 7y Opinion The apprenticeship levy is public money that needs priorities – before it runs out The Institute for Apprenticeships is forecasting a £500 million overspend on the levy budget by July 2019, rising to… Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y NICK LINFORD 7y Opinion FE colleges are the ‘national infrastructure’ for technical education Education secretary Damian Hinds delivered a speech about ending “snobbery” over technical education to businesses this morning. He’s written… Expert Contributor 7y DAMIAN HINDS 7y Opinion Reform higher apprenticeships, but beware of unintended consequences Let’s not lump all higher apprenticeships together – some are genuinely about re-training and progression, says Iain MacKinnon The government… Expert Contributor 7y IAIN MACKINNON 7y Newer 1 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 247 Older
