Opinion 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… Expert Contributor 8y Expert Contributor 8y Opinion Hitting the targets, missing the point While apprenticeship starts have risen for ethnic minorities and those with learning difficulties, much of their progress has been… Expert Contributor 8y Expert Contributor 8y Opinion Prevent is preventing education The crude imposition of Prevent in colleges has created a with-us-or-against-us mentality, running roughshod over the British value of… Expert Contributor 8y Expert Contributor 8y Opinion Colleges’ Ofsted bounce-back should be acknowledged Three weeks ago we reported that by the end of the last academic year, college performance had dipped to… Nick Linford 8y Nick Linford 8y Opinion Apprenticeships must not accredit existing knowledge The apprenticeship levy was a brave move for a Conservative government. But unless it gets to grips with apprenticeships… Expert Contributor 8y Expert Contributor 8y Opinion Industrial strategy: what’s missing is what matters Given the challenges the UK’s society and economy now faces, the industrial strategy is a rather small, faltering step,… Expert Contributor 8y Expert Contributor 8y Opinion What is Core Maths and why is funding it so important? The chancellor has announced £600 for each additional student studying maths at level three. Paul Glaister, explains why core… Expert Contributor 8y Expert Contributor 8y Opinion Ofqual’s new app requires improvement Ofqual’s app is a step in the right direction. It’s a prototype, though, and several more steps will be… Gemma Gathercole 8y Gemma Gathercole 8y Opinion How to increase apprenticeship starts The levy has had more than its share of teething problems, but it’s not time to bin it yet, says Kathleen… Expert Contributor 8y Expert Contributor 8y Opinion Maths GCSE investment adds up The extra £48.5m in the budget to support college students pass their GCSE maths is to be celebrated – and it’s… Pippa Allen-Kinross 8y Pippa Allen-Kinross 8y Opinion Stop trying to control colleges, Corbyn! Politicians need to stop vying for control of FE and instead focus on accountability, writes Ali Hadawi Last week… Expert Contributor 8y Expert Contributor 8y Opinion Hammond, take care where you sprinkle the skills cash With the UK’s poor economic forecast doing few favours to the skills budget, government must ensure it’s putting money… Expert Contributor 8y Expert Contributor 8y Newer 1 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 239 Older
