Opinion

Is it really time for the UK to go Dutch?

Kirstie Donnelly considers whether in looking abroad for a model skills system — with the Netherlands offering the latest…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

New ‘data-driven’ BIS Vet research centre hits the spot

The new aims and role of the Centre for Vocational Education Research (CVER) has become clearer since a consultation…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

‘Watch out lesson observation — we’re coming to get you’

Ofsted is ending its system of graded lesson observation. It’s a subject that leant itself to the theme a…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Where the axe might fall, and where it should

In light of the Chancellor’s announcement he wanted to see £900m of in-year savings split evenly between the Department…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Neets — ‘it’s probably even worse than LGA says’

It’s unclear just how poor the tracking of young people’s education and employment status is, but having seen Local…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Setting out the Jisc stall for a successful future through tech

David Maguire became the new Jisc chair last month and outlines for the first time his view of the…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter


Opinion

Inadequate funding for 16-19 education is not good economics

With the issue of 16 to 19 funding dropping to critical levels, sector leaders have written to Chancellor George…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Dr Sue, Opinion

Dr Sue (edition 141)

How do you handle your new principal’s demands? Is the managing director refusing to budge? Dr Sue Pember, the…

Sue Pember
Sue Pember
Opinion

‘Learning and employment systems broken for millions of people’

Armed with the results of the annual learning participation survey, David Hughes takes aim at the number of adults…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

The Indy Scene

At the prestigious city headquarters of the Bank of New York last month we presented the first group of…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

A call to demonstrate what FE and its workforce can offer

Andrew Harden reflects on FE events at the UCU 2015 congress in Glasgow. The University and College Union’s (UCU)…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

What chance a sevenfold increase in FE loans?

Investment in learning by individuals was meant to go up with FE loans, despite FE budget cuts. But latest…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter