Opinion

‘Our education system should be an enabler and not a blocker’

Dame Asha Khemka issues an impassioned plea for FE and the benefits it can bring as the countdown to…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Secret Principal

The principal of a large and well-established FE college writes about life at the top — the worries, the…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Getting on the balcony — sustaining leadership in times of turmoil

Having attended a two-day leadership workshop with Professor Marty Linsky, of the John F Kennedy School of Government at…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

A UTC failure is a setback for vocational education

Lynne Sedgmore called for a review of the drive for more UTCs in light of the second UTC closure,…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Dual mandate spells double danger

A month after the launch of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) ‘dual mandate’ consultation on the…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

The next government must bring stability to the sector

With further education being placed centre stage in the 2015 General Election, Andrew Gladstone-Heighton considers whether policy change is…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter


Opinion

Let’s stop banging our head against the brick wall over vocational education

While the major political parties’ focus on FE and skills is to be welcomed, they need to look beyond…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
Dr Sue, Opinion

Dear Dr Sue (edition 134)

How do you handle your new principal’s demands? Is the managing director refusing to budge? Dr Sue Pember, the…

Sue Pember
Sue Pember
Opinion

Is your college a ‘going concern’?

What would happen to your college if the Skills Funding Agency held back funding for 45 days? It’s just…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

How does the next government grow and fund a big increase in apprenticeships?

The political appetite for apprenticeships has never been greater, and neither has the pressure on funding — so where…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Where is the joined-up working that was promised?

Eight months after the Children and Families Act came into place with the aim of better meeting the needs…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Putting the college at the heart of devolution

Sheffield City Region recently signed a devolution agreement that included skills funding. Heather Smith discusses the implications. Those of…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter