The Staffroom – opinion Paperwork threatens to take over the job I love If all the documentation doesn’t benefit the apprentice, why is it necessary? asks Tim McHanwell I’m going to start… Jess Staufenberg 4y Tim McHanwell 4y Opinion Don’t confuse the Baker clause with actual careers guidance Media reports about the Baker clause fail to understand it’s only one part of the careers guidance picture, writes… Jess Staufenberg 4y Janet Colledge 4y Opinion The government’s FE policy is dangerously wishful thinking Government rhetoric not rooted in reality will cause colleges to choose the easy options, writes Ian Pryce As a… Jess Staufenberg 4y Ian Pryce 4y FE Week Podcast The FE Week Podcast: ‘Triple whammy’ college costs, BTEC campaign and Social Mobility Commission This week Shane is joined by former DfE civil servant and adult education expert Sue Pember, and further education… Jess Staufenberg 4y FE Week Podcast 4y Skills reform Editorial: ‘Scrap the blasted landscape’! Passions ran high in the Lords’ Skills Bill debate Readers must be mindful though that government defeats are easier to achieve in the Lords than in the Commons Fraser Whieldon 4y Shane Chowen 4y Opinion Wealthier students were almost twice as likely to enter HE in 2019-20 The entry gap between disadvantaged and more affluent students is now the widest it has been in 15 years,… Jess Staufenberg 4y Sam Tuckett 4y Opinion New Skills for Life Alliance to tackle England’s adult basic skills deficit The number of adults participating in literacy or numeracy learning has fallen 60 per cent since 2010, and urgent… Stephen Evans 4y Stephen Evans 4y Opinion The picture on widening HE participation gets worse the closer you look The latest government data out today shows more people need to progress into levels 4 and 5, writes Nick… Jess Staufenberg 4y Nick Hillman 4y Opinion The DfE doesn’t have answers around subcontracting and funding ITPs Ministers have got themselves into a subcontracting cul-de-sac, writes Aidan Relf The Department for Education’s recent webinar on its funding and… Jess Staufenberg 4y Aidan Relf 4y Opinion Adult learners lose confidence when course funding is withdrawn last minute Adult education providers need more clarity on whether a course will remain funded, writes Delrose Earle Having navigated the… Jess Staufenberg 4y Delrose Earle 4y Opinion There’s no point moaning about media coverage of FE It’s October and we’re truly into the cycle of the new academic year. It’s now a steady march (and occasional… Jess Staufenberg 4y Ruth Sparkes 4y Opinion Warm words from the Conservative Party conference must be matched with money The Conservative Party Conference needed to show some real investment, writes David Hughes The rainstorms lashing through Manchester were… Jess Staufenberg 4y David Hughes 4y Newer 1 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 239 Older