Opinion The wrong answer for the GCSE obsession Young teenagers face an extended period in education with the raising of the participation age. It’s a grand idea,… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y Opinion Planning to change a careers culture The National Careers Council called for a ‘culture change’ in careers guidance in the summer and made seven recommendations… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y Opinion Making maths add up in FE and skills Picking up the pieces of school-leavers’ maths GCSE failings is a heavy burden for the FE and skills sector…. FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y Opinion College framework fears prove to be unfounded The new ‘toughened up’ Ofsted inspection regime looked likely to make 2012/13 an unhappy year for sixth form colleges,… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y Opinion Spot the inspection difference on work-based training Different delivery environments for vocational learning are a hallmark of many independent training providers — and that’s something that… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y Opinion Looking at the bigger college picture A new focus on teaching and learning may well have become the valued hallmark of Ofsted’s current common inspection… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y Opinion Are providers fit for purpose — but is Ofsted fit to judge? Being under the Ofsted spotlight can be an uncomfortable place, says Denise Brown-Sackey, who turns the inspection tables… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y Opinion Building on the vocational professionalism & expertise One of the privileges of being vice-chair of the Commission on Adult Vocational Teaching and Learning (CAVTL) was the… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y Opinion Older and wiser on inspection Ofsted’s criticism of the college sector last year was a bitter pill to swallow and the toughened up common… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y Opinion Spot the inspection difference on work-based learning Different delivery environments for vocational learning are a hallmark of many independent training providers — and that’s something that… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y Opinion The start of sector self-improvement It’s been a tough few weeks for the Education and Training Foundation with criticism of its hiring practices and… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y Opinion Minimum durations not a short-cut to better quality apprenticeships The Association of Employment and Learning Providers was one of the voices opposing a minimum duration rule on apprenticeships,… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y Newer 1 196 197 198 199 200 201 202 203 204 205 206 232 Older
