Opinion

Apprenticeship levy should be more flexible for employers

Conservative manifesto pledge: Allow employers to use their levy to pay apprentices’ wages Neil Carberry argues FOR The Conservative…

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Further education teaching must be valued

Labour manifesto pledge: Set a target that all FE teaching staff have a teaching qualification within five years Sally…

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Labour pledge could cause teacher supply crisis

Labour manifesto pledge: Set a target that all FE teaching staff have a teaching qualification within five years Malcolm…

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Blue pill is tough to swallow

Since the snap election was called by the Conservatives seven weeks ago, it has been interesting to see the…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Don’t double the immigration skills charge

Conservative manifesto pledge: Double the Immigration Skills Charge to £2,000 to reinvest in FE and skills Alex Balch argues…

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Tories are right to double the immigration skills charge

Conservative manifesto pledge: Double the Immigration Skills Charge to £2,000 to reinvest in FE and skills Steven Woolfe argues…

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Opinion

Labour won’t reinvent the wheel – good, but which one?

Labour manifesto pledge: Abandon plans for new technical colleges and use funding for more teachers Mick Fletcher argues FOR…

Mick Fletcher
Mick Fletcher
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Whether or not we create Institutes of Technology is not the immediate issue

Labour manifesto pledge: Abandon plans for new technical colleges and use funding for more teachers Sue Pember argues AGAINST…

Sue Pember
Sue Pember
Opinion

T-levels are great, but can government make them as prestigious as A-levels?

Conservative manifesto pledge: To replace vocational qualifications with T-levels that have 50% more teaching time Catherine Sezen makes the…

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Don’t prioritise vocational over academic routes

Conservative manifesto pledge: To replace vocational qualifications with T-levels that have 50% more teaching time James Kewin argues AGAINST…

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Can a college chair of governors job share?

Dr Sue, director of policy and external relations at Holex, answers your questions, backed by her experience as principal…

Sue Pember
Sue Pember
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ESFA is jeapordising degree apprenticeships

The ESFA’s approach to the allocation of apprenticeship funding for non-levy employers undermines the apprenticeship reforms and specifically, degree…

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