Opinion Don’t scrap BTECs. Raise the rate. Leave us alone. Here is a 16-19 manifesto in nine words. Follow it, and ministers can’t go wrong, writes James Kewin It… Jess Staufenberg 4y James Kewin 4y FE Week Podcast The FE Week Podcast: Kickstart, 2022 exams and new ministers In our first episode, we’re joined by the Rt Hon Anne Milton and Ali Hadawi Shane Mann 4y FE Week Podcast 4y FE Week Podcast The FE Week Podcast Trailer Here is a sneaky peek of the new FE Week Podcast. Shane Chowen 4y FE Week Podcast 4y The Staffroom – opinion Don’t always assume inappropriate behaviour is sexually aggressive Learners are sometimes being wrongly labelled as sexually aggressive, writes Jennifer Wilkinson Teaching in the 21st century is no… Jess Staufenberg 4y Jennifer Wilkinson 4y Cabinet reshuffle, Politics Goodbye Keegan – hello Burghart The departing skills minister did well to lead in a pandemic but was too college-focused, writes Jane Hickie There… Jess Staufenberg 4y Jane Hickie 4y Opinion Unemployment is about to rise – ministers must drop plans to cut Universal Credit With the job retention scheme about to end, unemployment will increase, writes Duncan Melville There is good news and… Jess Staufenberg 4y Duncan Melville 4y The Staffroom – opinion I have sometimes felt I am just a money generator for college A “bums on seats” mentality in FE can result in more focus on spreadsheets than on human relationships, writes… Jess Staufenberg 4y Jason Boucher 4y Opinion Welcome to the white land of FE, Nadhim Zahawi When the Cabinet is more ethnically diverse than FE leadership, the sector should be ashamed, writes Andy Forbes Well,… Jess Staufenberg 4y Andy Forbes 4y Opinion Ethnic minority learner numbers on the construction T Level are actually quite good Ethnic minority students on the construction T Level is above the industry average – but scrapping the BTEC could… Jess Staufenberg 4y Hassana Ahmed 4y Opinion Prison education: Too many reviews, too little action Let prisoners have a say in changes to prison education too, writes Jon Collins Prison education has suffered more… Jess Staufenberg 4y Jon Collins 4y Opinion New secretary of state, new choices What’s in store for the new education secretary as he settles in at DfE? Jess Staufenberg 4y Shane Chowen 4y Opinion Any focus on learning outcomes needs a long-term learning strategy Nadhim Zahawi needs to think carefully about what outcomes we want to measure and what the long-term plan is,… Jess Staufenberg 4y Stephen Evans 4y Newer 1 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 232 Older
