Opinion Taking aim at the 3m apprenticeships target The SFA has been entrusted with meeting the government’s target of 3m apprenticeships starts in England during this Parliament…. FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y Opinion ‘We need stability of policy, longer term contract commitments and more realistic funding’ The people have voted, the government has been formed and now the policies must be enacted. Martin Dunford outlines… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y Opinion What’s in a name? What’s in an apprenticeship? The government announced its first measures aimed at helping it achieve the target of 3m apprenticeship starts by the… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y Opinion New inspection framework — what you need to know The new common inspection framework handbooks have been published. Phil Hatton takes a closer look at what FE should be… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y Opinion Vet in the Netherlands — an inspiration for England? Skills Minister Nick Boles told MPs this month the Dutch system of vocational education and training might be a… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y Opinion Is it really time for the UK to go Dutch? Kirstie Donnelly considers whether in looking abroad for a model skills system — with the Netherlands offering the latest… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y Opinion New ‘data-driven’ BIS Vet research centre hits the spot The new aims and role of the Centre for Vocational Education Research (CVER) has become clearer since a consultation… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y Opinion ‘Watch out lesson observation — we’re coming to get you’ Ofsted is ending its system of graded lesson observation. It’s a subject that leant itself to the theme a… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y Opinion Where the axe might fall, and where it should In light of the Chancellor’s announcement he wanted to see £900m of in-year savings split evenly between the Department… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y Opinion Neets — ‘it’s probably even worse than LGA says’ It’s unclear just how poor the tracking of young people’s education and employment status is, but having seen Local… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y Opinion Setting out the Jisc stall for a successful future through tech David Maguire became the new Jisc chair last month and outlines for the first time his view of the… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y Opinion Inadequate funding for 16-19 education is not good economics With the issue of 16 to 19 funding dropping to critical levels, sector leaders have written to Chancellor George… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y Newer 1 177 178 179 180 181 182 183 184 185 186 187 241 Older