Opinion Labour won’t reinvent the wheel – good, but which one? Labour manifesto pledge: Abandon plans for new technical colleges and use funding for more teachers Mick Fletcher argues FOR… Mick Fletcher 8y Mick Fletcher 8y Opinion Whether or not we create Institutes of Technology is not the immediate issue Labour manifesto pledge: Abandon plans for new technical colleges and use funding for more teachers Sue Pember argues AGAINST… Sue Pember 8y Sue Pember 8y Opinion T-levels are great, but can government make them as prestigious as A-levels? Conservative manifesto pledge: To replace vocational qualifications with T-levels that have 50% more teaching time Catherine Sezen makes the… Expert Contributor 8y Expert Contributor 8y Opinion Don’t prioritise vocational over academic routes Conservative manifesto pledge: To replace vocational qualifications with T-levels that have 50% more teaching time James Kewin argues AGAINST… Expert Contributor 8y Expert Contributor 8y Opinion Can a college chair of governors job share? Dr Sue, director of policy and external relations at Holex, answers your questions, backed by her experience as principal… Sue Pember 8y Sue Pember 8y Opinion ESFA is jeapordising degree apprenticeships The ESFA’s approach to the allocation of apprenticeship funding for non-levy employers undermines the apprenticeship reforms and specifically, degree… Expert Contributor 8y Expert Contributor 8y Opinion Making the skills market work should be our priority – not ending it The levy system is a long way from perfect – but the principles that lie behind it, in terms… Expert Contributor 8y Expert Contributor 8y Opinion How to improve apprenticeship completion rates Apprentices need to understand why completion is so important, and this needs to be led from the top, says… Expert Contributor 8y Expert Contributor 8y Opinion UTCs should be allowed to recruit at 11 To circumvent the problem of recruitment at 14, LSEC is setting up a vocational free school – a UTC… Sam Parrett 8y Sam Parrett 8y Opinion Too much flexibility, not enough foresight Decades of policy turbulence have left a sector that is resilient but not necessarily forward-looking, and this needs to… Expert Contributor 8y Expert Contributor 8y Opinion Conservatives are lying about 3m apprenticeships for young people The Conservative manifesto has repeated the pledge from 2015 to “deliver our commitment to create 3 million apprenticeships for… Nick Linford 8y Nick Linford 8y Opinion What will replace the European Social Fund? After Brexit, the government must replace the £500 million provided every year by the European Social Fund for people… Shane Chowen 8y Shane Chowen 8y Newer 1 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 232 Older
