Opinion

Opposing sides of the Lambeth College strike have their say

Educators are unlikely militants. Most FE teachers I have met would do anything rather than let down their learners….

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Elite Colleges and the English class system

The issue of class prejudice has raised its ugly head, says Mick Fletcher, with the Department for Business, Innovation…

Mick Fletcher
Mick Fletcher
Opinion

Technology recommendations about ‘political will, mindset and vision’

Funding and learner involvement figured in Feltag recommendations earlier this year. Bob Harrison outlines his view of the government…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

The long and ‘non-negotiable’ road to Ofsted improvement

A thorough improvement plan at City of Bristol College was put in place last year when Ofsted inspectors said…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Lesson observations — to grade or not to grade?

With a University and College Union study of graded lesson observations having reached negative conclusion about the effect they…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Dropping graded lesson observations is no joke

The Ofsted pilot in which graded lesson observations will be dropped from FE and skills inspections, as revealed by…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter


Opinion

A mid-term review of the AoC India project

A delegation of college principals set off to India in January last year to assess opportunities for delivering FE…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Another look at family learning impact

A report on family learning last year from Niace called for a huge expansion in family education programmes to…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Running wild with the Lep potential

The Lep Network underwent something of a revamp earlier this year, with Alex Pratt stepping in as chair of…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Apprenticeships for trainers and assessors?

The publication by the Education and Training Foundation (ETF) of the Professional Standards for Teachers and Trainers in Education…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Taking the apprenticeship extras into account

With the government having announced it would expect employers to pay a third of the apprenticeship training costs, Charlie…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Apprentice funding ‘too generous but still off-putting to small firms’

Mick Fletcher casts his eye over the government’s introduction of a 33 per cent mandatory cash contribution from employers…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter