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 10y FE Week Reporter 10y 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 10y Nick Linford 10y 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 10y Sue Pember 10y 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 10y FE Week Reporter 10y 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 10y FE Week Reporter 10y 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 10y FE Week Reporter 10y 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 10y FE Week Reporter 10y Opinion Indy Scene Edition 133 A round 30 days to go and we may know who the next government will be and the damage… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y Opinion Workplace complexity requires careers guidance and skills provision overview Anthony Mann looks at the issue of careers advice with the demands of employers for workers with certain skills… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y Opinion Timely advice on FE for the incoming Government With notable past experience advising those in the corridors of power on FE, Roger Dawe outlines what he’d be… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y Opinion Are FE loans here to stay? Government proposals to extend loans to level two and also include learners from the age of 19 were put… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y Opinion Is it possible to survive the 24 per cent adult skills cuts? As if the numbers themselves didn’t paint the picture clearly enough, Association of Colleges (AoC) research today highlighted just… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y Newer 1 180 181 182 183 184 185 186 187 188 189 190 241 Older