Opinion Thinking up a future for FE and skills The FE and skills sector has never been more in need of clear-minded leadership and focus. Ayub Khan outlines… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y Opinion Tighter control of finances wins Dr Collins’ approval The FE Commissioner was sent in to Stratford-Upon-Avon College after the Skills Funding Agency (SFA) rated its financial health… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y Opinion A colleges’ eye view of the Spending Review A three-year funding cycle was one of the key proposals in the AoC’s submission on the Spending Review, explains… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y Opinion The Indy Scene: Edition 153 When high street jeweller Gerald Ratner famously rubbished one of his products a few years ago, his ill-judged comments… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y Opinion A parent’s experience of college enrolment As a marketing expert, Ruth Sparkes found the job of helping her offspring find the right FE institution an… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y Opinion Listening to community learning learners Last month marked my first decade in FE. This time 10 years ago I’d just about finished my induction… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y Opinion ‘There is a distinction to be made between the level of an apprenticeship and the quality of that apprenticeship’ Employers are the ultimate test of whether Sir Michael Wilshaw’s criticisms of apprenticeships were justified — and Pippa Morgan… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y 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 10y FE Week Reporter 10y 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 10y FE Week Reporter 10y 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 10y FE Week Reporter 10y 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 10y FE Week Reporter 10y 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 Newer 1 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 240 Older
