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 10y FE Week Reporter 10y 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 10y FE Week Reporter 10y 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 10y FE Week Reporter 10y 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 10y Nick Linford 10y 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 10y Nick Linford 10y 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 10y FE Week Reporter 10y 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 10y Nick Linford 10y 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 10y Nick Linford 10y 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 10y Nick Linford 10y 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 10y Nick Linford 10y 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 10y Nick Linford 10y 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 10y Nick Linford 10y Newer 1 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 232 Older