Opinion Government must act now to make colleges financially sustainableThe FE sector will play a vital role in retraining workers and filling skills gaps, writes Meg Hillier, but…Billy Camden 4moMEG HILLIER 4moOpinion This is how we can boost the number of girls and women on construction coursesThere’s a huge market for female tradespeople to come round and fix the electrics, so we need to get…Jess Staufenberg 4moNikki Davis 4moOpinion How the Skills Bill would increase and clarify the government’s legal powersThe Skills Bill drops hints as to the direction of policy in the sector, writes Mark Taylor The skills…Jess Staufenberg 4moMark Taylor 4moOpinion Colleges are teaching Generation Z: the ‘crisis generation’The recession, Brexit and austerity have shaped Generation Z’s view of the world, writes Karl Pupé Educators, we are…Jess Staufenberg 4moKarl Pupé 4moOpinion The Skills Bill: inadequate to deal with years of neglect and a pandemicThis Skills Bill reveals an approach that remains inadequate to tackle the scale of the skills challenges we face…Jess Staufenberg 4moToby Perkins 4moOpinion The Skills Bill is not about taking back control of collegesInstances of serious failure are rare and the government wants to reduce interventions with the Skills Bill, writes Gillian…Jess Staufenberg 4moGillian Keegan 4mo Opinion New powers in Skills Bill point to radical loss of autonomy for collegesGovernment is taking more control but the Skills Bill will only be a success if young people are kept…Jess Staufenberg 4moAngela Donkin 4moOpinion Let’s embed education for sustainable development (ESD) in teaching and trainingTo have a hope of meeting the government’s green goals, education for sustainable development needs to be embedded in…Jess Staufenberg 4moCharlotte Bonner 4moApprenticeships It’s true – entry requirements for apprenticeships risks closing doorsSome learners barred from apprenticeships are ending up on college courses for three years, write Stephanie Thomson and Lorna…Jess Staufenberg 4moStephanie Thomson and Lorna Unwin 4moOpinion Apprenticeship levy funding: the truth is out thereA major problem for apprenticeship levy watchers and commentators is that the government not only refuses to share spending…Fraser Whieldon 4moNick Linford 4moOpinion The Queen’s Speech is welcome – but passing legislation is only the first stepFollowing the Queen’s Speech, there are a number of issues to keep an eye on when the Skills Bill…Jess Staufenberg 4moAveek Bhattacharya 4moOpinion T-levels: Raising awareness in parliament will be vital to their successA deeper understanding of T Levels by MPs will be crucial, writes Damian Hinds Giving young people the best…Jess Staufenberg 4moDamian Hinds 4moNewer123456789157Older
