Opinion

Share and share alike

City & Guilds’ Content Exchange will share digital learning materials, saving time for tutors and students who spend hours…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Maple: the sweet smell of success

A new partnership of sixth-form colleges is determined to pursue high performance, innovation and creativity, says Simon Jarvis Ten…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Back to basics or down to specifics?

As the government seeks to define vocational qualifications and strip out those that are not ‘rigorous’, Lynne Sedgmore reflects…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

The statistics tell the story

The government wants an FE commissioner to step in when a college is deemed to be failing. Most colleges…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
Opinion

We keep it simple – but it works

Rochdale Sixth Form College was graded outstanding in its first Ofsted inspection. It’s good news in a borough that…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Why I’m one of the lucky ones

Careers advisers too often ignore apprenticeships in professions such as accountancy and try to convince students that university is…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter


Opinion

UTCs: just what the local employers ordered

The Government might say it supports university technical colleges, but it needs to take heed of criticisms of its…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Advertorial: NOCN partnership to develop training

Apprenticeships will help to fill the gap created as workers with civil engineering skills retire, writes Graham Hasting-Evans  Traditionally…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Learners must have place at the top table

The proposed guild cannot claim to speak for the sector unless its board represents everyone in FE — and that…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
Opinion

Keep up with the changes, governors told

The chief executive of the Network for Black Professionals has challenged FE and college governors to respond to change…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Enter governance, centre stage

There’s a “crucial” offstage layer in society, according to Dame Ruth Silver, chair of the Learning and Skills Improvement…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Freedoms and flexibilities bring extra responsibility

The government gave college leaders greater scope to shape provision and the future of their institutions with its New…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter