Opinion Ofsted apprenticeship report ‘tactics’ branded ‘damaging’ Stewart Segal hits back at Ofsted’s recent report that was critical of apprenticeships. After all the damaging headlines that… FE Week Reporter 9y FE Week Reporter 9y Opinion Size matters in qualification reform The challenges facing the FE and skills sector are not just being experienced by providers — awarding organisations (AOs)… FE Week Reporter 9y FE Week Reporter 9y Opinion The case against end-tests in apprenticeships Judging an apprentice’s skill and knowledge through an end-point assessment is an approach fraught with issues, explains Simon Reddy…. FE Week Reporter 9y FE Week Reporter 9y Opinion ‘End assessment is a big change in the system and employers are understandably nervous’ The prospect, not to mention the potential cost, of end assessments in Trailblazer apprenticeships has proven a cause for… FE Week Reporter 9y FE Week Reporter 9y Opinion Do area reviews pose a threat or an opportunity? Bob Harrison considers the role of technology in post-16 education area-based reviews. Why is everyone so twitchy now Skills… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y Opinion Safeguarding at ‘heart’ of new common inspection framework The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has issued 22 improvement and prohibition notices to general FE colleges in the… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y Opinion Wealthy universities must support struggling FE sector Jonathan Simons, head of education at Policy Exchange, explains why a new report published by his think tank is… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y Opinion When is an apprentice not an apprentice? Graham Hasting-Evans considers whether Lord Sugar’s quest for simply an ‘apprentice’ rather than, for example, a higher or intermediate… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y Opinion ‘At least 100 hours of experience of the world of work by the age of 16’ Fresh from her appearance on the Edge annual lecture panel, Deirdre Hughes explains how a skills gap solution might… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y Opinion Taking a closer look at the FE college sector’s ‘financial meltdown’ The Public Accounts Committee next week looks deeper into the FE college sector over fears it was heading for… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y Opinion The Indy Scene: Edition 150 Chancellor George Osborne’s decision to impose a levy on employers to fund apprenticeships is a positive move if carefully… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y Opinion Outline of a two-grade college leap to outstanding — with an ‘employment edge’ Judith Doyle inherited a grade three Ofsted-rated college in August 2013 and within eight months of her appointment inspectors… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y Newer 1 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 232 Older
