Opinion Why are so few applying for principalship? Ofsted, funding cuts, policy changes . . . it’s no surprise that the number of prospective FE principals/chief executives… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y Opinion The NIACE adult participation in learning survey 2013 Adult Learners’ Week offers much to celebrate, explains Fiona Aldridge, but the results of a national survey also provide… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y Opinion Taking the holistic view Adult education is about more than employability skills; it impacts the economy in all sorts of ways, says Ruth… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y Opinion Bringing policy, action and outcomes together Adult Learners’ Week is both a national celebration and a living showcase of how adult learning changes lives, says… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y Opinion We must keep the doors open for all adult learners Policymakers need to see adult education and lifelong learning beyond the silo of the Department of Business, Innovation and… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y Opinion Everyone should have a chance to learn Matthew Hancock celebrates Adult Learners’ Week. It is a chance, he says, for people to seek out opportunities they… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y Opinion Everyone’s a winner Adult Education Week is a perfect showcase for the transformative power of education later in life and often against… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y Opinion It’s the taking part that counts Adult Learners’ Week rightly celebrates its award winners. But what of the future? With a spending review looming in… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y Opinion LEPs can articulate the needs of business The 39 local enterprise partnerships really do want to raise skill and employability levels as a fundamental to driving… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y Opinion Finding the right blend It’s early days for massive open online courses (Moocs), but do they have a role in FE, asks Peter… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y Opinion In search of a lost art Curriculum design was a critical and well developed skill that FE staff once placed at the centre of their… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y Opinion Consider all the options The institutional bias towards a university education is unfair on young people, says Spencer Mehlman I am not against… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y Newer 1 225 226 227 228 229 230 231 232 233 234 235 255 Older