Opinion T-levels are not the boldest reform of the last 70 years Parity of esteem with A-levels is a laudable aim, but T-levels aren’t the root-and-branch redesign of technical education England… Rob May 7y ROB MAY 7y Opinion Only lawyers are guaranteed to win in the T-level AO tender With all eyes on the 52 providers taking care of wave one of the T-level delivery in 2020, the… Nick Linford 7y Nick Linford 7y Opinion T-Levels: Reform should be a marathon not a sprint With the design consultations for the three early T-level routes continuing at breakneck speed, Julie Hyde makes the case… Expert Contributor 8y JULIE HYDE 8y Opinion Don’t expect T-Levels to bring ‘parity of esteem’ overnight T-levels are possibly the best-designed new qualifications in decades, but it’ll take hard work to promote them as a… Expert Contributor 8y CHRIS McLEAN 8y Opinion It’s not wrong to use the apprenticeship levy to fund MBAs Apprenticeships at the top end are a legitimate and vital use of levy funds, argues Kirstie Donnelly Much has… Kirstie Donnelly 8y KIRSTIE DONNELLY 8y Opinion London needs proper control of its adult education budget The office of the mayor of London responds to criticisms that it plans to top-slice £3 million from the… Expert Contributor 8y JULES PIPE 8y Opinion Is pushing ahead with T-levels fair on young people? The top civil servant at the DfE, responsible for the “feasibility of public spending” has concluded that T-levels need… Nick Linford 8y NICK LINFORD 8y Opinion Stop tinkering with the skills system! The English system is suffering from innovation fatigue. We need to stop chopping and changing it, writes Tom Bewick… Expert Contributor 8y Expert Contributor 8y Opinion HE has a HESA – why can’t FE have a FESA? A “data deficit” is responsible for the persistent failure of UK skills policy, explains Andy Norman, who wants to… Expert Contributor 8y Expert Contributor 8y Opinion Subcontracting shouldn’t be a master-servant relationship With money tighter than ever, the further education community needs to find more ways to work together, writes Sam… Sam Parrett 8y Sam Parrett 8y Opinion Devolution means cutting courses to pay for more pen-pushers There’s a degree of inevitability about watching local government top-slicing FE funding as part of the devolution agenda. The… Nick Linford 8y Nick Linford 8y Opinion More support for disadvantaged apprentices is needed With the latest figures on apprenticeship starts published today, its easy to get pulled into the debate about whether… Expert Contributor 8y Expert Contributor 8y Newer 1 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 252 Older