Opinion The big Lep Euro funding step Within the next couple of weeks, we expect the Skills Funding Agency to finally begin the process of European… FE Week Reporter 9y FE Week Reporter 9y Opinion Climbing out of the abyss Chancellor George Osborne’s Budget last month was widely expected to be disastrous for FE. But while many are still… FE Week Reporter 9y FE Week Reporter 9y Opinion The ‘heartbreaking’ path to raising standards through competition Among the many proud principals watching learners take part in last month’s WorldSkills UK competitions at the Skills Show… FE Week Reporter 9y FE Week Reporter 9y Opinion Sir Michael sees how ‘inequalities in funding impact on what we can do with our learners’ Phil Hatton reviews the Ofsted 2014/15 annual report and pinpoints as key its mention of how funding issues are… FE Week Reporter 9y FE Week Reporter 9y Opinion Should Ofsted help shape programmes as well as inspect them? Sue Pember casts her eye over the Ofsted 2014/15 annual report. Ofsted’s mission statement is ‘raising standards and improving… FE Week Reporter 9y FE Week Reporter 9y Opinion The Principal’s Office — English and maths challenge The national 16 to 18 A*-C pass rates in 14/15 were 35.8 per cent (38.9 per cent) for GCSE… Alix Robertson 9y Alix Robertson 9y Opinion Leading the ILP way on new short inspections Hull Business Training Centre this month became the first FE and skills independent learning provider to undergo Ofsted’s new… Alix Robertson 9y Alix Robertson 9y Opinion Good news in Budget — but what does it mean for learners? Sandra McNally considers the possible impact of Chancellor George Osborne’s November 25 Budget. The Spending Review has brought good… Alix Robertson 9y Alix Robertson 9y Opinion Sixth form colleges’ academy VAT pass announcement comes as perfect leaving present David Igoe will stand down as chief executive of the Sixth Form Colleges’ Association (SFCA) at the end of… FE Week Reporter 9y FE Week Reporter 9y Opinion Consultation for two-levy payers but Chancellor George Osborne Budget blueprint ‘ticks boxes’ With the CITB having operated a training levy in the construction sector for half a century, it’s view of… Nick Linford 9y Nick Linford 9y Opinion Will 19+ learners buy in to Chancellor George Osborne’s FE loans extension? Chancellor George Osborne’s extension of the FE loans system from those aged 24 and above to the 19 to… Nick Linford 9y Nick Linford 9y Opinion ‘Extreme challenge’ from FE Commissioner’s team helps put New College Nottingham on road to recovery By the time FE Commissioner Dr David Collins had identified the historic “deterioration in New College Nottingham’s (NCN’s) financial position,”… Nick Linford 9y Nick Linford 9y Newer 1 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 232 Older
