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The area review process should be about much more than sustainability

Alun Francis, principal and chief executive of Oldham College, explains what the recently completed Greater Manchester area based review…

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Apprenticeship levy pilot helping employers make the most of their levy funds

Tanja Kuveljic, chief executive of the charity Believe in Young People, discusses one approach to matching young people with the…

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Keep profit out of colleges

What should the government do when a college goes bust? This isn’t a hypothetical scenario, as it happened to…

Nick Linford
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AELP Conference: Delay to levy detail will have caused concern

Even last week, we would all have expected that attending the AELP Conference, we would be treated to ministerial…

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AELP Conference: So-called outsiders can generate new ideas

John Landeryou, who contributed to the ‘New Blood; the thinking and approaches of new leaders in the FE and…

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Change needed over ‘casual’ college staff

Sally Hunt explains why the UCU is calling for FE employers to move hourly-paid and casual staff who have…

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It’s not just about English and maths

Paul Joyce explains what Ofsted inspectors are looking for from traineeships — beyond high quality English and maths provision….

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Academisation choices will be anything but straightforward

FE Week reported last week that around 60 of the country’s 93 SFCs had registered an interest in converting…

Bill Watkin
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Reasons to be fearful for UTCs

Graham Taylor explains why he thinks university technical colleges (UTCs) are failing to attract enough students. FE Week has…

Graham Taylor
Graham Taylor
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No opt-out for colleges

Traineeships aren’t perfect by any stretch of the imagination — as our recent stories exposing their success rate failings…

Paul Offord
Paul Offord
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Approaching vocational learning like a craftsman

Professor Bill Lucas reflects on the findings of City & Guilds research into craftsmanship, and what lessons can be…

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Proud to be England’s first learning city

The recently elected mayor of Bristol explains the key role he hopes FE can play in his plans to…

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