Opinion A budget burgeoning with skills… But beware policy churn The budget offers important steps in the right direction but, with the current policy churn in FE, we need… Kirstie Donnelly 8y Kirstie Donnelly 8y Opinion Hammond’s budget revealed poor understanding of further education Instead of a thought-out comprehensive strategy for further and adult education and skills, the government has merely delivered more… Expert Contributor 8y Expert Contributor 8y Opinion How can college governors impact government policy? Dr Sue, director of policy and external relations at Holex, answers your questions on college governance, backed by her… Sue Pember 8y Sue Pember 8y Opinion What FE needs to know about competition law Why should the corporate world of mergers, cartels and market abuses apply to those teaching and training young people?… Expert Contributor 8y Expert Contributor 8y Opinion Ditch job-specific apprenticeship standards Simply put, there are too many pathways, says Rob May, and they’re more than likely too specialised to be… Rob May 8y Rob May 8y Opinion Apprenticeship budget must be guaranteed The gloomy outlook for our economy risks reduced investment via the levy in apprenticeships when we need it most,… Stephen Evans 8y Stephen Evans 8y Opinion Principal’s reworking of Dolly Parton classic for FE is in best tradition of protest music From Leadbelly to Woody Guthrie and Billy Bragg, there’s a proud history of protest singers drawing attention to injustice. Now… Pippa Allen-Kinross 8y Pippa Allen-Kinross 8y Opinion How Ofsted are changing their approach to ‘requires improvement’ providers While around 80 per cent of further education and skills providers are good or outstanding, the number requiring improvement… Expert Contributor 8y Expert Contributor 8y Opinion Post-16 funding inequality has consequences Nick Linford considers the extent to which poor college performance can be blamed on government interference and a lack… Nick Linford 8y Nick Linford 8y Opinion My role as FE commissioner: past and future Richard Atkins reflects on a year at the helm of one of the most important jobs in FE, and… Expert Contributor 8y Expert Contributor 8y Opinion David Hughes and the AoC are wrong about degree apprenticeships David Hughes is wrong to criticise the rise in management apprenticeships – they are opening opportunities to people who’ve… Expert Contributor 8y Expert Contributor 8y Opinion How FE colleges can encourage research It’s time the sector took control of its own destiny, argues Ali Hadawi Over the years, my sense of… Expert Contributor 8y Expert Contributor 8y Newer 1 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 239 Older
