Opinion

Putting the college key to success under the MAT

Kevin Hamblin outlines the journey his Ofsted grade two-rated college made in order to take over sponsorship of a…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Build around a traineeship and apprenticeship ‘core’ for young people

Stewart Segal considers the 16 to 18 education and training landscape in light of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC)…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Apprenticeships are the ‘major casualty’ amid funding uncertainty

The government has said more research was needed before it could take its apprenticeship funding reform plans any further….

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Logistics skills council ‘offered solutions to non-existent problems’

Michael Woodgate considers what went wrong for Skills for Logistics (SfL) with the sector skills council having this month…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Masochism and trust in the board and principal relationship

Governors bring a wealth of disparate expertise to the board table, but can sometimes fall short when it comes…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

The indy scene

I arrived back in Britain on Tuesday after three weeks’ magnificent customer service in the United States and the…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter


Opinion

Feltag’s ‘assessment tail wagging the pedagogic dog’

The effect of the Further Education Learning Technology Action Group (Feltag) is being felt across the sector, explains Bob…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

BIS red tape plan a ‘Groundhog Day’ for FE and skills

Efforts by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) to cut red tape succeeded in reducing up to…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

How will two become one?

Jim Proudfoot considers the purpose of the Qualifications and Credit Framework (QCF) and asks ‘what next?’ in light of…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Is this really the end of the QCF?

Despite Ofqual announcing that the Qualifications and Credit Framework (QCF) is set for the FE and skills graveyard, Stephen…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

City solution to the skills shortage conundrum

Devolution of skills funding to city regions could be the key to solving local skills shortages, according to Mark…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Going back to ‘college’ with lessons from Lesoco

In January 2013, FE Week was first to report that the merged Lewisham and Southwark colleges, in South London,…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter