Opinion

Traineeships are making a difference despite slow uptake

Traineeships should not be dismissed just because of low take-up rates, says Fiona Aldridge. We now know that in the…

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FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Wolf Report three years on: Legacy of reform could be “disaster for the country”

As part of a series of articles in the wake of the third anniversary of the Wolf Report, David…

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FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Wolf Report three years on: Flexibility is the key

As part of a series of articles in the wake of the third anniversary of the Wolf Report, Stewart…

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FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Promoting the debate on what a successful college looks like

Nobody more than college principals knows the wide-ranging effects of an Ofsted rating. Lynne Sedgmore makes the case for…

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FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Charting the progress of a new FE success status

Chartered Status has been on the cards for FE for more than a year with Skills Minister Matthew Hancock…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Dyslexia — more than just a term

Abandoning the term dyslexia could have far-reaching consequences. Catherine Davidson looks at the situation for college learners. It is…

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FE Week Reporter


Opinion

Time for a different FE story

The FE sector has been hit hard by tightening Treasury purse strings, prompting 157 Group policy, PR and research…

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FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Government ‘is wrong to cull qualifications simply because of their size’

The government cull of publicly-funded adult qualifications comes under the critical gaze of Martin Tolhurst Readers will doubtless agree…

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FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Are higher apprenticeships the new alternative to university?

Karleen Dowden outlines her attempt to persuade school leaders, at the Association of School and College Leaders’ two-day annual…

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FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Putting English and maths ‘front and centre’

Among the areas of Ofsted praise heaped upon North Somerset’s outstanding Weston College earlier this year Foundation English. Dave…

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FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Less adult money signals a moral future

The world of publicly-financed FE is a diminishing one. Andy Gannon makes the case for defending the sector from…

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FE Week Reporter
Opinion

What the budget means for FE beyond the apprenticeship headlines

The extension of the apprenticeship grant for employers may have provided the main source of budget attention for FE,…

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FE Week Reporter