Opinion Self-improvement in an age of reduced resources Self-improvement, not improvement, is the order of the day for new FE body the Education and Training Foundation it… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y Opinion Ofsted director Coffey wins praise for prison talk Prison education and training came under the spotlight last week in a critical speech by Ofsted’s FE and skills… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y Opinion Escaping the prison education past Prisons came under fire in a speech by Ofsted’s FE and skills director Matthew Coffey, who pointed out how… FE Week 11y FE Week 11y Opinion What happens when the money runs out? With allegations of shoddy practice, revelations of low pay and little training for apprentices, along with concerns about limited… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y Opinion Planting and pruning course ‘not for leisure’ With Skills Minister Matthew Hancock wanting the 24+ Advanced Learning Loan System used to fund courses with a “direct… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y Opinion Much talk of reform, but plenty left unsaid in conference season Further education featured prominently among the policy proposals outlined by the three main political parties at the recent conferences…. FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y Opinion Unemployment ‘should not be an option’ for 18 to 24s Learning for Life is the Liberal Democrats’ policy paper for education and skills. Lady Brinton explains some of its… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y Opinion Knee-jerk reaction to skills report would be damaging Figures from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development put England and Northern Ireland behind for numeracy and literacy,… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y Opinion Preparing for increased maths teacher needs With government policy dictating that learners must work towards maths qualifications, new measures are needed to make sure there… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y Opinion Colleges achieving from ‘burning platform’ The Organisation for Economic Development caught everybody’s eye with a report uncovering “poor” levels of adult numeracy while also… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y Opinion Beware the dangers of traineeship exploitation Traineeships are the government’s latest weapon in the fight against youth unemployment, but, asks Mike Hopkins, what hope do… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y Opinion Apprenticeships aren’t broken but system might need fixing David Phillips explains why reform is needed to ensure trainees learn a broader set of skills to suit businesses’… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y Newer 1 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 208 Older