Opinion Governance reform is at risk of looking to the past Colleges have been told to think critically about the diversity of their governing boards, but what might that mean… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y Opinion FE mergers and acquisitions are logical steps towards increasing educational sophistication Forget egos and government indecision: mergers and acquisitions are logical steps towards increasing educational sophistication, says David Sherlock. I’ve… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y Opinion Apprenticeship funding should be rerouted through the tax system Highly-skilled jobs needn’t be the reserve of graduates, says Michael Davis. For him, a change in apprenticeships funding might… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y Opinion WorldSkills celebrates the vocational route And apprenticeships inspire high levels of ambition, confidence and eloquence says Matthew Coffey, National Director of Further Education and… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y Opinion Transformational: from inadequate to good in 15 months Macclesfield College soared from an Ofsted grade four to a grade two in just over a year. Principal Simon… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y Opinion FE faces a painful hit . . . . . . and the losers will be adults with low qualifications who are taking their first steps as… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y Opinion At last, a place at Oxford A pilot programme provides a platform for outstanding career development that will help to address the current lack of… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y Opinion Shine your light Sir Michael, we have nothing to hide The chief inspector is right: success rates are not the best way to measure FE. So why doesn’t he… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y Opinion Making the case for our sector Former House of Commons Education Select Committee specialist Ben Nicholls is head of policy at London’s Newham College. He writes exclusively… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y Opinion Why colleges must consider all the options College governors should consider merger only as a last resort, says Matthew Hancock. He explains why There have been… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y Opinion ‘It makes life easier, but not always better’ K College was created from a merger of South Kent College and West Kent College. It is now being… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y Opinion Spreading the good word Eilis Bond tells why Plymouth’s finalists in the recent Brathay Challenge were determined to banish stereotypes surrounding apprenticeships Work… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y Newer 1 200 201 202 203 204 205 206 207 208 209 210 233 Older