Opinion Planting and pruning course ‘not for leisure’ With Skills Minister Matthew Hancock wanting the 24+ Advanced Learning Loan System used to fund courses with a “direct… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y Opinion Much talk of reform, but plenty left unsaid in conference season Further education featured prominently among the policy proposals outlined by the three main political parties at the recent conferences…. FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y Opinion Unemployment ‘should not be an option’ for 18 to 24s Learning for Life is the Liberal Democrats’ policy paper for education and skills. Lady Brinton explains some of its… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y Opinion Knee-jerk reaction to skills report would be damaging Figures from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development put England and Northern Ireland behind for numeracy and literacy,… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y Opinion Preparing for increased maths teacher needs With government policy dictating that learners must work towards maths qualifications, new measures are needed to make sure there… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y Opinion Colleges achieving from ‘burning platform’ The Organisation for Economic Development caught everybody’s eye with a report uncovering “poor” levels of adult numeracy while also… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y Opinion Beware the dangers of traineeship exploitation Traineeships are the government’s latest weapon in the fight against youth unemployment, but, asks Mike Hopkins, what hope do… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y Opinion Apprenticeships aren’t broken but system might need fixing David Phillips explains why reform is needed to ensure trainees learn a broader set of skills to suit businesses’… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y Opinion The familiar face of the Husbands Review David Harbourne agrees with much of what has been recommended in the Labour skills taskforce review, but recommends a… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y Opinion Upholding need for teacher qualifications Ruth Mathias raises concern about the government decision, which was implemented earlier this month, to remove the requirement for… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y Opinion Dress to impress or dress to de-stress? Former House of Commons EducationSelect Committee specialist Ben Nicholls is head of policy and communications at London’s Newham College…. FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y Opinion Why create a barrier to apprenticeships? Teresa Frith compares different visions for the future of apprenticeships. The Husbands Review of apprenticeships is, at first glance,… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y Newer 1 193 194 195 196 197 198 199 200 201 202 203 232 Older
