Opinion

FE Guild will make no difference without a culture of shared professional identity

Last year it was my great pleasure to be invited to the celebratory dinner held during WorldSkills; in my…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Advertorial: The REED NCFE Partnership: Delivering employment outcomes in FE

It’s impossible to ignore the challenges faced by unemployed people in the UK. We seem to be confronted with…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Learning from the Swiss system of apprenticeships

When Doug Richard was asked about the successful Swiss system for apprenticeships at the launch of the call for…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Childcare: why high-quality training pays off

David Cameron has created a National Childcare Commission in the wake of Professor Cathy Nutbrown’s review of qualifications for…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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