Opinion

Privatise FE: Dynamite or damp squib?

There has been much debate in the education press about the implications for further education colleges of the new…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

It’s a disaster for workplace learning

I am a huge advocate of Functional Skills. I believe it represents our best chance in a decade to…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Guest reporter Shane Chowen heads to Switzerland

On the 18-21 June I’m taking a four day break from being Policy Officer for IfL, and will be…

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Opinion

A diverse HE landscape

The government’s white paper Students at the heart of the system envisages a broader, more responsive higher education landscape…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

UTCs – a revolution in technical education

This week the government approved a further 15 University Technical Colleges (UTCs). This raises the total number of projects…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Data management – abuse or inadequacy?

The recent FE Week headline about the leaked Tenon report once again brings to the fore accusations of manipulating…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter


Opinion

Ofsted inspections – why are the grades dropping?

The decrease in colleges’ Ofsted grades has been well documented in FE Week. In 2009-2010, about a quarter of…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Learning that entices, engages and inspires

At one level this is a simple story – we are delighted to be managing a new fund on…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Leading learning through innovation

Sell me the benefits of having seats on the wings of an aircraft!” This might seem like an unlikely…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Ufi charitable trust to be ‘catalyst’ for technology

Ufi charitable trust is to use the £50 million it made from the sell off of Learn Direct to…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Government must work harder to protect the apprenticeship brand

The NAO report reemphasises the criticisms we have made for many months over the Government’s handling of Adult Apprenticeships….

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

We must protect FE for international students

There has been much debate and comment here and elsewhere about the damaging introduction of fees for FE students…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter