Opinion Creating space for CPD that makes a difference Nobody stays at the level of expert teacher or trainer without continuing appropriate and focused professional development throughout their… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y Opinion Are UK apprenticeships facing an identity crisis? Apprenticeships have long been regarded as a useful way to grow young talent with a mix of on-the-job training… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y Opinion Are they trying to simplify funding or simplify FE? The latest announcement on simplifying funding, ‘A New Streamlined Funding System for Adult Skills’ represents a small step forward…. FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y Opinion A good, not ‘satisfactory’ education for all Firstly I would like to thank FE Week for the opportunity to contribute to this regular column. I’m going… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y Opinion What next: Raising the participation age Next year it will be compulsory for 16-year-olds to stay in education or to undertake part-time training while in… Expert Contributor 13y Expert Contributor 13y Opinion Social media in colleges – When an employee falls foul of the law Social media is the broad term given to describe the latest evolution of internet and web based communication platforms… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y Opinion City College Norwich and the Bradford Factor approach to sickness absence City College Norwich is a college of Higher and Further Education with over 14,000 students and 1,000 staff based… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y Opinion Finding an alternative to shared services In a time of increasing pressure on resources, every college is exploring ways to improve its cost effectiveness. National… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y Opinion Increased efficiency, collaboration and reduction of costs are the key It’s no secret that today’s higher and further education institutions are being forced into a position where they place… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y Opinion IT management needs to change The FE sector is starting to see the impact of the budget cuts that were imposed for the year… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y Opinion Professionalising welfare-to-work is important Historically the welfare-to-work industry, which employs in the region of 20,000 people, has had no occupational standards or designated… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y Opinion Reflecting on National Apprenticeship Week Last year, I launched National Apprenticeship Week 2011 by saying that I wanted to create the biggest and best… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y Newer 1 220 221 222 223 224 225 226 227 228 229 230 232 Older