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 13y Expert Contributor 13y 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 13y FE Week Reporter 13y 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 13y FE Week Reporter 13y 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 13y FE Week Reporter 13y 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 13y FE Week Reporter 13y 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 13y FE Week Reporter 13y 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 13y FE Week Reporter 13y Opinion Skills provision for the unemployed Skills provision for unemployed adults has never been more important. Skills allow people to escape the low pay, no… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y Opinion New apprenticeships are flying high When Vince Cable and John Hayes announced the second list of successful higher apprenticeship bids last week, everyone should… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y Opinion FE loans must work for disadvantaged learners We are all acutely aware of how tough things are economically and therefore appreciate that Government spending must go… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y Opinion Barclays: Banking on young talent Launching an apprenticeship programme is a big challenge for any private sector organisation. At Barclays, we set an ambitious… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y Opinion A potential opportunity for work based learning There is no doubt that the government’s introduction of Raising the Participation Age (RPA) to age 18 will present… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y Newer 1 219 220 221 222 223 224 225 226 227 228 229 235 Older
