Opinion

A chance for a hands-on experience

November may seem a long way off, but plans for The Skills Show are already well underway, says Ross…

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Let’s get behind Team UK

It’s only a couple of months away now . . . Jaine Bolton counts down to WorldSkills Leipzig 2013…

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Using technology to raise your game

Using technology across key performance indicators can help colleges to achieve greater success, says Rob Elliott Every college wants…

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Coming back from a grade four blow

No one wants to be labelled inadequate by Ofsted, says Lynn Merilion, who describes the journey to improvement after…

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Skills are an essential part of any regional growth agenda

If local enterprise partnerships are to receive more funding, there has to be a way of measuring their impact…

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We give them bayonets. Why not the vote?

Former House of Commons Education Select Committee specialist Ben Nicholls is head of policy at London’s Newham College. He…

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Opinion

We need to talk about the Tech Bacc

The government’s plans for vocational education move the debate forward but more detailed discussions with employers, and  FE and…

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Tutors are more than an ‘expensive luxury’

New national occupational standards for personal tutoring  will help to raise standards across the sector, writes Sally Wootton The…

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Opinion

Lesson one: watch young adults on their smartphones

Technology offers learners different methods for coming to the same outcome. But no one is saying that it’s easy…

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Making it personal

The increased freedoms and flexibilities that study programmes will allow are to be welcomed, says Dean O’Donoghue. But how…

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Vision for adult learning across the EU

After a cautious start, David Hughes now has bags of enthusiasm for the European Agenda for Adult Learning. He…

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A source of challenge to sound leadership

Good governance is about far more than a checklist: it is about supporting and developing an institution to enhance…

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