Opinion

An inconvenient truth

In August of this year the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) published a report of an enquiry into value for…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

The Treasury giveth and the Treasury taketh away

Effective marketing – rather than over-reliance on financial incentives for students – is the best long-term solution to increasing…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

A view on the Government’s FE Loans Consultation

The consultation on the proposed 2013 introduction to further education loans is an important opportunity for FE to raise…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Happy learner = outstanding college

Students’ Unions (SU) can ruffle the feathers of some college principals, for others they are their gateway to enhancing…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Managing the college reputation

The one major problem with burying your head in the sand … it raises your backside in the air….

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Lambeth College use partnerships to crack the employability challenge

As young people struggle to enter the labour market, colleges and other providers are doing all they can to…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter


Opinion

August riots ~ more fall out for further education colleges?

As half of the 1,700 people arrested after the August riots were under 21, colleges may find that some…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Let’s talk about sex

Young people are full of contradictions.  Confident, yet uncertain.  Outgoing, but easily embarrassed . Streetwise, yet naïve.  Talk to…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Monitoring apprentices is critical

Monitoring apprentices is critical to high completion and success rates. Having committed a further £222 million to vocational training…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Social media in FE: Facebook

Like any other company, business or organisation FE colleges are open to as much reputation tarnishing as any other…

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FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Understanding the Further Education Loans consultation

It won’t be easy. It’s at best confusing and contradictory, and at worst – morally deficient. As part of…

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FE Week Reporter
Opinion

New Year, New Challenges

The latest bundle of Papers which came out from Government over the summer on FE reform pose more questions…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter