Opinion Keeping the industry in mind on apprenticeships As employers take greater ownership of the skills agenda, it’s important to remember the qualifications of apprentices remain relevant… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y Opinion Governors called to account for ‘weak’ learning provision The spotlight of Ofsted attention shone for the first time on prison education with the watchdog’s latest annual report… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y Opinion Who told Sir Michael Wilshaw that Leps have all the answers? Ofsted Chief Inspector Sir Michael Wilshaw’s second annual report on FE and skills pointed the sector in the direction… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y Opinion Quotas ‘not the answer’ to white, middle aged male dominance on college boards The national picture of college governing boards is overwhelmingly one of white, middle-aged men, the results of an Association… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y Opinion ‘Twas the week after Christmas Former House of Commons Education Select Committee specialist Ben Nicholls is head of policy and communications at London’s Newham… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y Opinion The apprentice loans battle is won, but the campaign goes on Business Secretary Vince Cable’s exclusive confirmation to FE Week that the apprenticeship loans system was being dropped was a… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y Opinion All I want for Christmas is… a target (for English and maths) Any preconceived idea that adult literacy and numeracy in the UK was a source of pride will have been… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y Opinion Eleven months after an Ofsted blow It’s the nightmare situation that keeps principals up at night and after an Ofsted visit in February, it happened… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y Opinion Employers can’t do without specialist support from providers Many employers will struggle to identify and purchase the best possible training packages for their apprentices and providers are… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y Opinion Get this bit right and you’ll really start to change lives Getting into schools, where information, advice and guidance is known to be a problem, can be difficult for colleges…. FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y Opinion Casting the Ofsted eye over 16 to 19 work experience Turning up on time and being presentable are just two of the life lessons a good spell of work… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y Opinion The inadequate situation of one rule for colleges, another for indies Colleges rated inadequate by Ofsted are given a chance to improve before their funding is withdrawn and it is… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y Newer 1 196 197 198 199 200 201 202 203 204 205 206 238 Older
