Opinion To increase social mobility, invest in adult education To increase social mobility, government needs to look beyond grammar schools and universities and invest properly in adult education,… Sue Pember 8y Sue Pember 8y Opinion Apprenticeships: what are Ofsted inspectors looking for? Apprenticeships are not vehicles to validate employees’ existing skills – our inspectors want to see that apprentices are learning… Expert Contributor 8y Expert Contributor 8y Opinion Budget will give green light to FE maintenance loans, which is a step in the right direction It’s hard to believe that it’s been nearly a year since Lord Sainsbury’s independent panel on Technical Education reported… Nick Linford 8y Nick Linford 8y Opinion I’m delighted the Chancellor has faced up to skills challenges of Brexit In the AoC’s pre-Budget evidence (Spring 2017 Budget submission) we said “…..the Government needs to properly resource education both… Nick Linford 8y Nick Linford 8y Opinion Shocking associate partnerships need to be tackled It is clear the SFA crackdown on subcontracting is increasingly pushing it underground. Our findings this week on the… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y Opinion Government is making dangerous errors on apprenticeship assessment Although the new policy on assessment organisations is intended to drive down overall costs, it’s likely to impact quality… Rob May 8y Rob May 8y Opinion Apprenticeship outcomes: how do we know what they are? Reporting on outcomes will not be mandatory, which risks undermining the status and quality of apprenticeships, says Shane Chowen… Shane Chowen 8y Shane Chowen 8y Opinion Why not give Ofqual more power over apprenticeship standards? The assessment community is calling for Ofqual’s role in apprenticeships to be extended – which shows something is badly… Expert Contributor 8y Expert Contributor 8y Opinion Mr Halfon, please protect learners from FE loan scandal As FE Week launches #saveourapprenticeships, our editor Nick Linford explains why he passionately believes loans should be written-off for… Nick Linford 8y Nick Linford 8y Opinion Lord Baker scored a victory for FE Lord Baker deserves a big pat on the back for his victory in the House of Lords this week…. Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y Opinion Changes to justice system will affect those working in FE colleges Recent policy changes to keep more young offenders out of custody will affect those working at FE colleges, says… Expert Contributor 8y Expert Contributor 8y Opinion Don’t judge UTCs by school standards UTCs perform a valuable function – don’t write off the whole enterprise based on misleading statistical comparisons with schools,… Nick Crew 8y Nick Crew 8y Newer 1 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 241 Older
