Opinion Learners get in the zone Learners have been discussing key policy directions for the NUS. Joe Vinson discusses what’s been on the agenda and… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y Opinion Political parties offered seven opportunities to improve the lot of sixth form colleges The Sixth Form Colleges’ Association (SFCA) has produced its 2015 manifesto in the hope of influencing the political parties… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y Opinion Making sure learners are set on the employability path Employability is the added value that colleges can give learners — but just how well are they fulfilling this… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y Opinion Painting a different Functional Skills picture With the outlook for Functional Skills very different to just a few months ago, Charlotte Bosworth makes the case… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y Opinion Level four FE loans — whither policy now? The most recent government release on FE loans indicated that the number of applications from learners aiming to study… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y Opinion What is the safeguarding duty and what happens if providers get it wrong? Ofsted inspectors recently gave a 16 to 19 independent learning provider an inadequate rating having discovered it failing to… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y Opinion The indy scene Managing a national training company brings a great deal of variety to my daily workload. However, this time of… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y Opinion Election time is not the only occasion to listen to learners With the General Election soon coming around we are all hearing the word ‘vote’ over and over again. But… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y Opinion Keep it simple on grading Government reforms to apprenticeships go further than simply how the programme is funded and looked to include the introduction… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y Opinion Four education policy principles to stick to The 157 Group’s latest report, Future Colleges, outlines four principles it wants those in power to adhere to in… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y Opinion A U-turn — or simply listening? Skills Minister Nick Boles told FE Week that he was willing to allow some apprenticeship to be graded as… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y Opinion There’s always time for a career review Niace is calling for adults to have an entitlement to career reviews, not just in mid-life but at other… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y Newer 1 186 187 188 189 190 191 192 193 194 195 196 241 Older