Opinion We’re almost there but we still have work to do Are colleges ready for traineeships? Yes, says Lynne Sedgmore, but there are still areas to consider. We all accept… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y Opinion The Government must get this right The introduction of a training route to support young people without the necessary skills and qualifications to start an… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y Opinion Traineeships need to have a strong start The transition from unskilled to skilled could be key to answering the UK’s youth unemployment problem, explains Matthew Hancock… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y Opinion Governance reform is at risk of looking to the past Colleges have been told to think critically about the diversity of their governing boards, but what might that mean… Nick Linford 13y Nick Linford 13y Opinion FE mergers and acquisitions are logical steps towards increasing educational sophistication Forget egos and government indecision: mergers and acquisitions are logical steps towards increasing educational sophistication, says David Sherlock. I’ve… Nick Linford 13y Nick Linford 13y Opinion Apprenticeship funding should be rerouted through the tax system Highly-skilled jobs needn’t be the reserve of graduates, says Michael Davis. For him, a change in apprenticeships funding might… Nick Linford 13y Nick Linford 13y Opinion WorldSkills celebrates the vocational route And apprenticeships inspire high levels of ambition, confidence and eloquence says Matthew Coffey, National Director of Further Education and… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y Opinion Transformational: from inadequate to good in 15 months Macclesfield College soared from an Ofsted grade four to a grade two in just over a year. Principal Simon… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y Opinion FE faces a painful hit . . . . . . and the losers will be adults with low qualifications who are taking their first steps as… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y Opinion At last, a place at Oxford A pilot programme provides a platform for outstanding career development that will help to address the current lack of… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y Opinion Shine your light Sir Michael, we have nothing to hide The chief inspector is right: success rates are not the best way to measure FE. So why doesn’t he… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y Opinion Making the case for our sector Former House of Commons Education Select Committee specialist Ben Nicholls is head of policy at London’s Newham College. He writes exclusively… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y Newer 1 228 229 230 231 232 233 234 235 236 237 238 261 Older
