Opinion

An investment that is well worth making

As a leader of a college judged outstanding by Ofsted, I was recently asked what pressures I faced from…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Bridging the skills gap through partnership

Barclays is determined that there should be more apprenticeships and that young people have the skills they need to…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

How to make your career blossom

Several past WorldSkills UK competitors were among the gold medal winners at this year’s Chelsea Flower Show, writes Joseph…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Let’s get down to business

The FE sector and business are failing to lay the foundations for tomorrow’s innovative workforce, says Sandra O’Neill. Too…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Cracking the glass ceiling

FE can show the private sector a thing or two when it comes to the representation of women in…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Why are so few applying for principalship?

Ofsted, funding cuts, policy changes . . . it’s no surprise that the number of prospective FE principals/chief executives…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter


Opinion

Time to climb aboard the internship

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

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Why are so few applying for principalship?

Ofsted, funding cuts, policy changes . . . it’s no surprise that the number of prospective FE principals/chief executives…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

The NIACE adult participation in learning survey 2013

Adult Learners’ Week offers much to celebrate, explains Fiona Aldridge, but the results of a national survey also provide…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Taking the holistic view

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

FE Week Reporter
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