Opinion

Taking the holistic view

Adult education is about more than employability skills; it impacts the economy in all sorts of ways, says Ruth…

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FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Bringing policy, action and outcomes together

Adult Learners’ Week is both a national celebration and a living showcase of how adult learning changes lives, says…

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FE Week Reporter
Opinion

We must keep the doors open for all adult learners

Policymakers need to see adult education and lifelong learning beyond the silo of the Department of Business, Innovation and…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Everyone should have a chance to learn

Matthew Hancock celebrates Adult Learners’ Week. It is a chance, he says, for  people to seek out opportunities they…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Everyone’s a winner

Adult Education Week is a perfect showcase for the transformative power of education later in life and often against…

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FE Week Reporter
Opinion

It’s the taking part that counts

Adult Learners’ Week rightly celebrates its award winners. But what of the future? With a spending review looming in…

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FE Week Reporter


Opinion

LEPs can articulate the needs of business

The 39 local enterprise partnerships really do want to raise skill and employability levels as a fundamental to driving…

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FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Finding the right blend

It’s early days for massive open online courses (Moocs), but do they have a role in FE, asks Peter…

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FE Week Reporter
Opinion

In search of a lost art

Curriculum design was a critical and well developed skill that FE staff once placed at the centre of their…

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FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Consider all the options

The institutional bias towards a university education is unfair on young people, says Spencer Mehlman  I am not against…

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FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Are we giving employers enough credit?

There is a disconnect between the interests of the education and skills establishment, and the needs of employers, says…

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FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Classroom in the cloud

With the sector facing staffing cuts, Mark Stimpfig looks at the technology that can ease the challenge of teaching…

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FE Week Reporter