Opinion

Promote FE to tackle unemployment

During a recession it would make more sense for people to be supported to learn new skills in further…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Colleges must not milk the system

Should FE colleges be allowed to charge their sub-contractors “management fees”? That is charging external education providers for passing…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

The LGA report is, to put it politely, inadequate

The publication of the recent Local Government Association (LGA) report on a so-called “skills mismatch” in further education is…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Future of FE must be an enterprising one

The news of Education Secretary Michael Gove’s proposals for reforming the qualification system has brought into sharp focus the…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

A new era of 16-19 funding per learner

In October, institutions and other stakeholders were asked for their views on options for significant changes to the way…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

A new era of funding for the FE sector

It will come as no surprise to you when I say funding agencies embark on a complete reworking of…

Expert Contributor
Expert Contributor


Opinion

LGA skills mismatch report is, to put it politely, inadequate

The publication of the recent LGA report on a so-called ‘Skills Mismatch’ in further education is deeply disappointing. It…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

A traditional solution to an age-old problem

No one should doubt Professor Alison Wolf’s words when in her review of 14-19 education she said that ‘English…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

National day of action united FE against cuts and barriers to skills

After giving strong opinions on a comedian’s individual tax affairs, but refusing to be drawn into the individual tax…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Moving to functional skills

The change to Functional Skills comes after almost a decade of one approach to literacy and numeracy provision and,…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Pre-apprenticeships offer the sector a NEET solution

It’s not going to shock you to the core when I say young people often leave school ill-equipped for…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Are Ofsted inspecting the waves or the sea?

Last week, a students’ union representative at a large college described to me a wonderful teacher who in every…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter