Opinion What next for FE after the Comprehensive Spending Review? The sector might not be about to change quite as drastically, or catastrophically, as had been expected from Chancellor… FE Week Reporter 8y FE Week Reporter 8y Opinion Questions, questions, questions as AoC chief Martin Doel prepares for life of a professor Martin Doel has revealed plans to become the inaugural Further Education Trust for Leadership (Fetl) Professor of FE and… FE Week Reporter 8y FE Week Reporter 8y Opinion The big Lep Euro funding step Within the next couple of weeks, we expect the Skills Funding Agency to finally begin the process of European… FE Week Reporter 8y FE Week Reporter 8y Opinion Climbing out of the abyss Chancellor George Osborne’s Budget last month was widely expected to be disastrous for FE. But while many are still… FE Week Reporter 8y FE Week Reporter 8y Opinion The ‘heartbreaking’ path to raising standards through competition Among the many proud principals watching learners take part in last month’s WorldSkills UK competitions at the Skills Show… FE Week Reporter 8y FE Week Reporter 8y Opinion Sir Michael sees how ‘inequalities in funding impact on what we can do with our learners’ Phil Hatton reviews the Ofsted 2014/15 annual report and pinpoints as key its mention of how funding issues are… FE Week Reporter 8y FE Week Reporter 8y Opinion Should Ofsted help shape programmes as well as inspect them? Sue Pember casts her eye over the Ofsted 2014/15 annual report. Ofsted’s mission statement is ‘raising standards and improving… FE Week Reporter 8y FE Week Reporter 8y Opinion The Principal’s Office — English and maths challenge The national 16 to 18 A*-C pass rates in 14/15 were 35.8 per cent (38.9 per cent) for GCSE… Alix Robertson 8y Alix Robertson 8y Opinion Leading the ILP way on new short inspections Hull Business Training Centre this month became the first FE and skills independent learning provider to undergo Ofsted’s new… Alix Robertson 8y Alix Robertson 8y Opinion Good news in Budget — but what does it mean for learners? Sandra McNally considers the possible impact of Chancellor George Osborne’s November 25 Budget. The Spending Review has brought good… Alix Robertson 8y Alix Robertson 8y Opinion Sixth form colleges’ academy VAT pass announcement comes as perfect leaving present David Igoe will stand down as chief executive of the Sixth Form Colleges’ Association (SFCA) at the end of… FE Week Reporter 8y FE Week Reporter 8y Opinion Consultation for two-levy payers but Chancellor George Osborne Budget blueprint ‘ticks boxes’ With the CITB having operated a training levy in the construction sector for half a century, it’s view of… Nick Linford 8y Nick Linford 8y Newer 1 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 207 Older