Opinion

Extending access to student finance could help more people on to apprenticeships

Labour leadership candidate Andy Burnham proposes reforming the funding model for post-18 education, including apprenticeships, as part of his…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Follow German model for longer lasting and ‘higher quality’ vocational training

Labour leadership candidate Liz Kendall looks to the German system for an apprenticeship model that she would like to…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Education must be more closely linked to the workplace

Labour leadership contender Yvette Cooper explains why she thinks that 21st century education should be more geared towards the…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Policy proposals mean no chance for a summer slouch

Whoever says the summer holidays are a time for people who work in education to kick back and relax…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
Opinion

Lords committee acts to address ‘too little attention’ given to young people who got their job through FE

The House of Lords Social Mobility Committee has heard from a number of figures related to education and training…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
Opinion

Investment in skills training needed to get low paid off benefits

The government has made it clear that it wants to help more people off of benefits by supporting them…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter


Opinion

A principal’s view upon closer FE Commissioner inspection

Jo Pretty reflects on a challenging first year in the job after FE Commissioner Dr David Collins recognised the “good…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
Opinion

Budget disappointment as DfE and BIS in-year cuts remain yet to be outlined

The Chancellor began his Budget speech outlining his vision of a united, ‘One Nation’ — and for wonks and…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
Opinion

Outline of a 50-year-old apprenticeship levy from the CITB

If anybody knows what the future might look like for FE and skills with an apprenticeship levy on the…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
Opinion

Will loans and the levy save adult FE?

Mick Fletcher takes a close look at the July 2015 Budget and considers what it might mean for FE…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
Opinion

The Budget — a quick checklist for colleges

A new apprenticeship levy for large employers stole the Budget show yesterday as far as FE is concerned, but…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
Opinion

Guiding the way to better skills policy

The Skills Commission added the 68-page Guide to the Skills System to its growing library of sector-related reports as it was…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford