Opinion Nursing apprenticeships are a good thing – here’s why Apprenticeships may not be a magic bullet, but neither are they the poisoned chalice the Royal College of Nursing… Expert Contributor 7y LUCY HUNTE 7y Opinion DfE should be concerned about rip-off subcontracting fees Just when you think the government is finally going to act to stop the practice of rip-off subcontracting fees,… Jude Burke 7y NICK LINFORD 7y Opinion When does Ofsted inspect a newly merged college? Merging with another college is certainly not a way to dodge a visit from Ofsted, explains Paul Joyce, in… Expert Contributor 7y PAUL JOYCE 7y Opinion If A-levels need multiple exam boards, why don’t T-levels? The system that makes A-levels so revered would work just as effectively for the new technical exams, argues Rod… Expert Contributor 7y ROD BRISTOW 7y Opinion How to support disabled learners with sport and physical activity For too long it has been too easy to marginalise disabled learners from the kind of sporting activity that… Expert Contributor 8y SAM PERKS 8y Opinion Ofsted should renege on its merger deal “Big isn’t always beautiful” is something of an understatement coming from Ofsted in the context of FE providers. The… Paul Offord 8y NICK LINFORD 8y Opinion Here’s how English skills policy needs to change The CBI believes the government is on the wrong track with its current skills system. Neil Carberry sets out… FE Week 8y NEIL CARBERRY 8y Opinion It’s time to let FE providers award their own degrees Only nine colleges currently have the power to award degrees. Stephen Howlett believes this needs to the change for… Expert Contributor 8y STEPHEN HOWLETT 8y Opinion The FE commissioner is wrong: We should keep PROCAT open The first college incorporated in years has been told to merge to survive. This is the wrong decision, according… Expert Contributor 8y NEIL BATES 8y Opinion Scrapping employer fees would be a mistake We revealed this week that the government is considering a U-turn on apprenticeship employer fees. Since May last year,… Billy Camden 8y Nick Linford 8y Opinion Five things any good devolved skills plan should contain Sadiq Khan’s first skills strategy has lots to welcome, writes Stephen Evans, but to make a step change we… Stephen Evans 8y STEPHEN EVANS 8y Opinion How the IfA assigns apprenticeship funding bands There’s plenty going on at the Institute for Apprenticeships at the moment, and its boss Sir Gerry Berragan is… Expert Contributor 8y SIR GERRY BERRAGAN 8y Newer 1 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 254 Older