Opinion 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… Expert Contributor 9y Expert Contributor 9y Opinion Making the skills market work should be our priority – not ending it The levy system is a long way from perfect – but the principles that lie behind it, in terms… Expert Contributor 9y Expert Contributor 9y Opinion How to improve apprenticeship completion rates Apprentices need to understand why completion is so important, and this needs to be led from the top, says… Expert Contributor 9y Expert Contributor 9y Opinion UTCs should be allowed to recruit at 11 To circumvent the problem of recruitment at 14, LSEC is setting up a vocational free school – a UTC… Sam Parrett 9y Sam Parrett 9y Opinion Too much flexibility, not enough foresight Decades of policy turbulence have left a sector that is resilient but not necessarily forward-looking, and this needs to… Expert Contributor 9y Expert Contributor 9y Opinion Conservatives are lying about 3m apprenticeships for young people The Conservative manifesto has repeated the pledge from 2015 to “deliver our commitment to create 3 million apprenticeships for… Nick Linford 9y Nick Linford 9y Opinion What will replace the European Social Fund? After Brexit, the government must replace the £500 million provided every year by the European Social Fund for people… Shane Chowen 9y Shane Chowen 9y Opinion I’ll give FE learners a louder voice nationally Writing exclusively for FE Week, Shakira Martin, the new president-elect of the NUS discusses her ambitious plans to represent… Shakira Martin 9y Shakira Martin 9y Opinion Are the party pledges for FE meaningless? Both Labour and the Lib Dems have made some pre-manifesto pledges on further education, but these should all be… Gemma Gathercole 9y Gemma Gathercole 9y Opinion ESFA need to fess up to their ‘mistake’ The Education and Skills Funding Agency has dug itself a huge hole. Incredibly, it’s still digging. As readers will… Nick Linford 9y Nick Linford 9y Opinion A further education manifesto for 2017 As political parties scramble to write their manifestos, carefully crafting their words to minimise the number of broken promises… Graham Taylor 9y Graham Taylor 9y Opinion 3 ways to support apprentices’ mental health Apprentices need help getting the right mental health support in place to give them the best chance of retaining… Expert Contributor 9y Expert Contributor 9y Newer 1 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 251 Older
