Opinion

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…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Making it personal

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

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

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…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

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…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

ERS: give credit where it is due

ERS practitioners can now have their skills and expertise properly acknowledged. About time too, says Helen Richardson FE colleges…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter


Opinion

Learning on the job is not enough

Support for new principals is a key priority, says John Smith. But who will provide a framework as LSIS…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Share and share alike

City & Guilds’ Content Exchange will share digital learning materials, saving time for tutors and students who spend hours…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Maple: the sweet smell of success

A new partnership of sixth-form colleges is determined to pursue high performance, innovation and creativity, says Simon Jarvis Ten…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Back to basics or down to specifics?

As the government seeks to define vocational qualifications and strip out those that are not ‘rigorous’, Lynne Sedgmore reflects…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

The statistics tell the story

The government wants an FE commissioner to step in when a college is deemed to be failing. Most colleges…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
Opinion

We keep it simple – but it works

Rochdale Sixth Form College was graded outstanding in its first Ofsted inspection. It’s good news in a borough that…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter