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 Opinion What does a good college mental health strategy look like? To celebrate Mental Health Awareness Week, Sarah-Louise Neesam explains how West Suffolk College has developed and implements a student welfare… Expert Contributor 8y Expert Contributor 8y Opinion How can employers know which providers are good? The marketplace is changing rapidly, and it’s awash with new standards and providers. Stefano Capaldo explains how to sort… Expert Contributor 8y Expert Contributor 8y Opinion What are the biggest problems with T-levels? With the 2020 start date for the first T-levels fast approaching, Ewart Keep lays out just a few of… Expert Contributor 8y Expert Contributor 8y Opinion It’s up to colleges and providers to sell apprenticeships to parents Parents are still sceptical about high-quality technical education. The entire FE sector has a duty to change their minds,… Anne Milton 8y Anne Milton 8y Newer 1 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 253 Older
