Opinion

Provider’s rapid improvement

Just 11 months ago, Ofsted inspectors went into Berkshire independent learning provider B2B Engage and judged its provision to…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Ofsted is a ‘distraction’ to be taken seriously

Don’t get bogged down in the new common inspection framework, says principal Chris Thomson. Give students the provision you’d…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Crumbs from the rich man’s table?

No way, says Graham Hoyle. In its 10 years, the AELP has worked hard for smaller providers . ….

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Why colleges should be allowed to be creative to meet local needs

The chances of the Skills Funding Agency (SFA) agreeing to 50 per cent flexibility in adult skills budgets were…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

At last, a report written by people who understand FE

The clear recommendations of the Lingfield report reflect the complexity of the sector, says Lynne Sedgmore, executive director at…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

How leading-edge practice can entice the policymakers

Look at what is happening on the ground if you want to understand the way that things are moving,…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter


Opinion

Warwickshire plans for a rosy future in China

A shared bottle of wine can lead to many things – including the first UK-backed FE college in China….

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

We face challenges, but it’s not all gloom

Speakers at the Association of Employment and Learning Providers’ (AELP) autumn conference in Leeds addressed a number of issues,…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Training providers exploited and undervalued

Last week Peter Cobrin’s article on the FE Week website highlighted that all was not well in the world…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Stop, start, sideways; that’s how adults learn

The jobs market of the future will be unrecognisable to most of today’s workers — education needs to grasp…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Our future depends on how we teach FE learners

New FE proposals on teacher training have been formulated by the Learning and Skills Improvement Service (LSIS) and are…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Recruitment integrity call for functional skills regime

With functional skills now in place, providers should be taking the opportunity to make sure they are recruiting with…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter