Opinion Securing education for young offenders — learning first, detention second The education of young offenders looks set to improve drastically with the government’s announcement of Secure Colleges, where the… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y Opinion No letting up on England’s poor adult literacy and numeracy Adult literacy and numeracy levels in England came out badly under the scrutiny of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y Opinion Keeping the apprenticeship wage up to date in the workplace — and online It took the National Apprenticeship Service, and the overarching Skills Funding Agency, three months to act over a 3p… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y Opinion Rate cut impact report leads to more questions and criticism The Department for Education would have been hoping its impact assessment of the controversial 17.5 per cent funding rate… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y Opinion Marketing ‘FE’s best-kept secret’ — have we got the seven Ps right on traineeships? Why have traineeships had such a poor take-up, asks Ruth Sparkes. Traineeships were supposed to be ‘the next big… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y Opinion Working backwards to move forwards on attracting ‘elusive’ 16 to 18 apprentices Providers delivered less 16 to 18 apprenticeship provision last year than they had initially expected. It resulted in a… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y Opinion From inadequate to good in little more than a year Just over a year ago, South Worcestershire College was deemed by Ofsted to be inadequate. A host of measures,… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y Opinion Who benefits from a secretive commissioner set-up? The sight of Ofsted inspectors is not the only thing to strike fear into the heart of principals at… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y Opinion Keeping the industry in mind on apprenticeships As employers take greater ownership of the skills agenda, it’s important to remember the qualifications of apprentices remain relevant… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y Opinion Governors called to account for ‘weak’ learning provision The spotlight of Ofsted attention shone for the first time on prison education with the watchdog’s latest annual report… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y Opinion Who told Sir Michael Wilshaw that Leps have all the answers? Ofsted Chief Inspector Sir Michael Wilshaw’s second annual report on FE and skills pointed the sector in the direction… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y Opinion Quotas ‘not the answer’ to white, middle aged male dominance on college boards The national picture of college governing boards is overwhelmingly one of white, middle-aged men, the results of an Association… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y Newer 1 204 205 206 207 208 209 210 211 212 213 214 247 Older
