Opinion Time for a different FE story The FE sector has been hit hard by tightening Treasury purse strings, prompting 157 Group policy, PR and research… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y Opinion Government ‘is wrong to cull qualifications simply because of their size’ The government cull of publicly-funded adult qualifications comes under the critical gaze of Martin Tolhurst Readers will doubtless agree… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y Opinion Are higher apprenticeships the new alternative to university? Karleen Dowden outlines her attempt to persuade school leaders, at the Association of School and College Leaders’ two-day annual… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y Opinion Putting English and maths ‘front and centre’ Among the areas of Ofsted praise heaped upon North Somerset’s outstanding Weston College earlier this year Foundation English. Dave… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y Opinion Less adult money signals a moral future The world of publicly-financed FE is a diminishing one. Andy Gannon makes the case for defending the sector from… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y Opinion What the budget means for FE beyond the apprenticeship headlines The extension of the apprenticeship grant for employers may have provided the main source of budget attention for FE,… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y Opinion Making employers pay ‘risks’ 16 and 17 apprenticeships A government consultation on apprenticeship funding reforms is looking at making employers pay towards training. Kirstie Donnelly explores the… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y Opinion Keeping the options open on Functional Skills The government has already downgraded Functional Skills more than three years before they are fully replaced in the apprenticeship… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y Opinion Seeing value in qualifications Where qualifications are concerned, you should never assume, according to David Hughes. It is all too easy to fall… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y Opinion Making progress towards an FE UCas system The Deputy Prime Minister has called for a “UCas-style” admissions system for FE, but Gina Bradbury says that one… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y Opinion Does anyone care about 16 and 17-year-olds? Nearly eight month since the government raised the participation age, Mark Corney evaluates a policy that will next year… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y Opinion Raising questions over the RPA With statistics this month having shown a rise in the number of unemployed 16 and 17-year-olds not in education,… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y Newer 1 202 203 204 205 206 207 208 209 210 211 212 249 Older