Opinion

Sector breathes a collective sigh of relief as Budget questions remain

Mark Dawe was, like many in FE and skills, hanging on Chancellor George Osborne’s every word as he delivered…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
Opinion

Colleges in no-win situation on meeting priorities

Colleges have a number of different priorities for which they can be criticised for not focusing on and, says…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Old Cif or new Cif? Early indications of impact on inspection judgments

With a few months of the new Ofsted Common Inspection Framework (Cif) under the sector’s belt, Paul Joyce outlines…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Where might the Chancellor’s funding axe fall?

There can be little doubt that public funding for FE will fall by a lot. The question is where….

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Show the Government how FE is responding to reform agenda

It is vitally important that FE shows it is responding to the Government’s reform agenda, says Gemma Gathercole. As…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

‘Don’t fall foul of doing what is urgent instead of what is important for new SFA subcontracting rules’

Small but key changes to Skills Funding Agency (SFA) subcontracting rules could lead to big problems for lead providers…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter


Opinion

Apprenticeships reform puts college sector in need of a cunning plan

Government direction on skills policy is clear — take-up the apprenticeships challenge. Colleges that don’t act accordingly put their…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Funding cuts death of NBAP ‘unacceptable’

Meredith White outlines how the Network for Black and Asian Professionals (NBAP) helped her, and just what the FE…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Filling the vocational void

Sam Parrett outlines her view of the role of colleges in delivering careers education to as young an audience…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Colleges can meet new policy for young apprenticeships — but are the jobs there?

The Department for Education’s plans to get 16-year-old classroom-based vocational learners into apprenticeships after a year are assessed by…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Nordic fairy tales and learning the lessons of the past

The Department for Education’s new panel tasked with looking at a new framework for technical and professional education needs…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Big changes are coming for the FE sector — are you ready?

It might be a busy few days at Association of Colleges (AoC) conference, but that is set to continue…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter