Opinion

Why doesn’t FE Week have more diverse representation?

Apparently, 55% of senior leaders in FE are women. I don’t believe it. A large part of my job…

Catherine Murray
Catherine Murray
Opinion

To boost social mobility, we need more degree apprenticeships

If we really want to develop our economy, we should focus more on the top echelons, suggests Adrian Anderson…

Expert Contributor
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Opinion

How World Youth Skills Day can help with social mobility

Inequality is a major problem for many 18- to 24-year-olds, but Neil Bentley believes WorldSkills UK can play a…

Neil Bentley-Gockmann
Neil Bentley-Gockmann
Opinion

Prison education and training needs fixing – here’s how

Prison education has been sidelined for too long and major change is needed now, says Rob Mills The general…

Expert Contributor
Expert Contributor
Opinion

Homework should count in 20% off-the-job training rule

Off-the-job training rules are inflexible and hard to enforce. They need urgent reform, argues Sue Pittock Who first thought…

Expert Contributor
Expert Contributor
Opinion

Reverse the 20% off-the-job apprentice training rule

The 20 per cent rule should be immediately reviewed as a universal requirement, suggests Mark Dawe AELP totally supports…

Mark Dawe
Mark Dawe


Opinion

20% off-the-job training should be the minimum for apprentices

The countries with the best apprenticeships in the world have far more training than we do in the UK,…

Expert Contributor
Expert Contributor
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Teaching is at the heart of the skills plan

In order to deliver the skilled workers our economy needs, education and industry need to forge closer links, says…

Expert Contributor
Expert Contributor
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Training providers are facing uncertain times

Small training providers like the Friends Centre in Brighton are struggling under the current AEB uncertainty, writes Helen Osborne…

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Expert Contributor
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The apprentice voice improves quality

It is apprentices who will pay the price for bad decision making – so involve us, says Poppy Wolfarth…

Expert Contributor
Expert Contributor
Opinion

How we achieved Ofsted outstanding for 14-16

Ofsted recently lauded the Grimsby Institute Group’s outcomes for 14- to 16-year-old learners as ‘outstanding’. Paul Thundercliffe, headteacher of…

Expert Contributor
Expert Contributor
Opinion

It’s time for the devolved authorities to lead on skills

Central government agencies have failed to produce a successful skills policy – now it’s time for the devolved authorities…

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen