Opinion Ofsted and improvement: living up to expectations? As the time for the next Chief Inspector’s Annual Report approaches, three members of the Policy Consortium — which… Nick Linford 9y Nick Linford 9y Opinion Looking at the bigger college picture A new focus on teaching and learning may well have become the valued hallmark of Ofsted’s current common inspection… Nick Linford 9y Nick Linford 9y Opinion Older and wiser on inspection Ofsted’s criticism of the college sector last year was a bitter pill to swallow and the toughened up common… Nick Linford 9y Nick Linford 9y Opinion Serving the apprenticeship time It’s just over a year since the minimum duration rule was applied, meaning most apprenticeships would have to last… Nick Linford 9y Nick Linford 9y Opinion Answering the apprenticeship funding question With the government looking at a “radical” overhaul of the way apprenticeships are funded, Neil Carberry looks at the… Nick Linford 9y Nick Linford 9y Opinion Why not vocational education straight after GCSEs? The annual schoolgates spectacle that is GCSE results day usually brings with it much media interview talk of A-level… Nick Linford 9y Nick Linford 9y Opinion An argument to qualify As the government does away with the legal requirement for defined teaching qualifications in FE, Noel Johnson discusses the… Nick Linford 9y Nick Linford 9y Opinion Beware the apprenticeship ‘silly season’ Apprenticeship stories in the wider media of late have made hay about young people turning their backs on university… Nick Linford 9y Nick Linford 9y Opinion Bringing professionalism home to FE Do FE lecturers need central government-defined teaching qualifications? The government appears of the view they don’t and is doing… Nick Linford 9y Nick Linford 9y Opinion Is subcontracting just the latest FE bubble? With more than £850m-worth of subcontracting last academic year, Mick Fletcher looks at whether such delivery is something to… Nick Linford 9y Nick Linford 9y Opinion Nailing the nitty-gritty With the government looking at new funding models for apprenticeships, Suzy Gunn explains why questions of practicality and accessibility… Nick Linford 9y Nick Linford 9y Opinion Finding the right recipe to work with LEPS For colleges, FE providers and all those involved in the ever-changing local skills system, Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) can… admin 9y admin 9y Newer 1 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 172 Older