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 14y FE Week Reporter 14y 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 14y FE Week Reporter 14y 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 14y FE Week Reporter 14y 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 14y FE Week Reporter 14y 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 14y FE Week Reporter 14y 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 14y FE Week Reporter 14y 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 14y FE Week Reporter 14y 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 14y FE Week Reporter 14y Opinion My commitment to ensure apprentices receive high quality training There has been much comment in these pages over recent months about the quality of Apprenticeships. Understandably perhaps, you… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y Opinion Here’s a little bit of advice and guidance With rising youth unemployment, continuing recession, a bewildering range of career pathways and the introduction of FE loans there… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y Opinion Who will foot the bill for health and care training? The UK faces unprecedented demands for expert health and social care workers in every area from childcare to support… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y Opinion The government and sector are ill-prepared for FE loans William Hague’s recent exhortation for people to stop whinging and ‘work harder’ reminded me of a certain Conservative politician… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y Newer 1 239 240 241 242 243 244 245 246 247 248 249 254 Older