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 Opinion The London skills strategy is a devolution game-changer Dr Sue Pember hails Sadiq Khan’s bold and far-reaching new skills and adult education plan for the capital The… Sue Pember 8y DR SUE PEMBER 8y Opinion Let’s not be so quick to plan a raid on the levy pot Readers of FE Week will be familiar with the excruciatingly slow start to the apprenticeship levy reforms since last… Jude Burke 8y NICK LINFORD 8y Opinion Stop fighting over the crumbs of the adult education budget! There’s no point in principals squabbling over the crumbs of the AEB, writes Ewart Keep, who wants the sector… Expert Contributor 8y EWART KEEP 8y Opinion Why we’re pressing ahead with T-levels There are worries across the FE sector that T-levels are being rushed through, but Anne Milton believes there’s no… Anne Milton 8y ANNE MILTON 8y 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 8y ROB MAY 8y 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 8y Nick Linford 8y 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 Newer 1 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 254 Older