Opinion Institute for Apprenticeships silent on learning difficulties and disabilities The Institute for Apprenticeships has been silent on learners with learning difficulties and/or disabilities, and that’s simply not good… Expert Contributor 9y Expert Contributor 9y Opinion Training provision must adapt to demand The skills sector needs an effective market strategy that drives employer investment and supports providers to deliver high quality… Expert Contributor 9y Expert Contributor 9y Opinion Technical Education Panels: Why pay for advice that is already free? For two years, employers have been working hard on the new technical education panels – the government’s offer to… Expert Contributor 9y Expert Contributor 9y Opinion The Institute for Apprenticeships board lacks balance Independent training providers will have every right to feel aggrieved that they are not represented on the new board… Nick Linford 9y Nick Linford 9y Opinion Industrial strategy? FE needs proper funding Government’s ‘new industrial strategy’ is another grandiose vision that lacks funding and changes nothing in practice, says Sally Hunt…. Expert Contributor 9y Expert Contributor 9y Opinion It’s time we talked about lifetime learning Almost a year ago George Osborne used his budget speech to commit the Government to a review that, at… Shane Chowen 9y Shane Chowen 9y Opinion Institutes of Technology are the right idea; now we must make sure they deliver Today’s announcement confirms that technical education should be at the heart of the UK’s modern industrial strategy. This is… Ian Pretty 9y Ian Pretty 9y Opinion Ofsted reports require improvement Quality checking of Ofsted reports is not robust – they are far too variable in both form and content,… Expert Contributor 9y Expert Contributor 9y Opinion Concerns over Institute for Apprenticeships readiness justified Widespread concerns over whether the Institute for Apprenticeships will be ready to police the brave new world of apprenticeships… Nick Linford 9y Nick Linford 9y Opinion The Institute for Apprenticeships is a shambles The government’s handling of the Institute for Apprenticeships has descended into complete shambles. Even though it will be charged… Expert Contributor 9y Expert Contributor 9y Opinion The continuing QAR fiasco Colleges need to insist they are given the right data to make meaningful quality judgements about their own performance,… Graham Taylor 9y Graham Taylor 9y Opinion How we challenged an Ofsted report and won Sometimes it’s worth challenging an Ofsted report, says John Evans. One of the many dilemmas that principals must struggle… Expert Contributor 9y Expert Contributor 9y Newer 1 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 247 Older
