Opinion Major challenges ahead to make Labours plans into reality Steve Besley offers a Policy Watch perspective on Labour’s proposals on apprenticeships. We’ve had world class qualifications for the… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y Opinion Free meals should go to all ‘poor’ 16 and 17-year-olds Extending free school meals to full-time 16-to-18 year old FE students is a popular move across the political spectrum…. FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y Opinion Pioneer of distance learning rises again Having overcome a troubled recent past, including the loss of a £6m site, the National Extension College celebrates half… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y Opinion Crossing borders to learn college lessons The 157 Group has spread its wings beyond England to take on colleges from Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland…. FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y Opinion How much involvement do employers really want? Rob Wye warns Labour’s plans for more employer-involvement in apprenticeship schemes could actually put many businesses off taking on… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y Opinion Building a good reputation for work experience After FE Week revealed last week that Kwik Fit was looking to take on unpaid trainees for up to… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News, Opinion New social partnership needed for apprentices Wider agreement between the Government, employers, learners and learning providers is needed to ensure apprenticeships set people up for… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y Opinion Making the FE voice heard over higher education Don’t let the FE title fool you — higher education is far from the sole preserve of universities, despite… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y Opinion Taking four aims to guarantee careers advice The government has pledged to act over careers guidance problems in schools but, asks Martin Doel, is it going… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y Opinion Has online careers guidance lost face? Schools weren’t the only ones frowned upon by Ofsted when it assessed careers guidance. The National Careers Service came… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y Opinion Virtually taking advantage of change Change is inevitable. And preparing for it and adapting to it could lead FE to a bright future despite… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y Opinion No time for zero-hour contracts Research has suggested that nearly two out of every three colleges have teachers on controversial zero-hour contracts. But says,… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y Newer 1 194 195 196 197 198 199 200 201 202 203 204 232 Older
