Opinion Colleges need to know about changes to DBS checks Colleges that fail to make necessary changes to their DBS check procedures could face a potential claim for damages,… Jess Staufenberg 4y Joanne Moseley 4y Skills reform Now is FE’s chance to deliver higher technical education The FE white paper gives colleges the chance to become high-level providers of technical education as in other countries,… Jess Staufenberg 4y Ewart Keep 4y Skills reform Why was student wellbeing not in the white paper? Student wellbeing is as important as financial management and the curriculum, says Nathalie Richards. She outlines seven support strategies… Jess Staufenberg 4y Nathalie Richards 4y Skills reform It’s risky business to have an employer-dominated skills system The Department for Education must put more faith in local leaders rather than employers if it wants the skills… Jess Staufenberg 4y Andy Norman 4y Opinion When I wear traditional Indian dress, people still react differently In this third lockdown, we mustn’t forget the conversation around racism and diversity, writes Anita Lall “Women don’t do… Jess Staufenberg 4y Anita Lall 4y Opinion Ofqual’s criticism of the government’s T Level plans gives me hope The regulator agrees with many principals like me that the T Level reforms have serious flaws, writes Neil Patterson … Jess Staufenberg 4y Neil Patterson 4y Skills reform Here are 4 things the FE White Paper missed out Verdict on the White Paper? Fine start but requires improvement, writes Stephen Evans “We must put employers’ needs for… Jess Staufenberg 4y Stephen Evans 4y Skills reform I fear today’s FE White Paper is the worst of both worlds Neither political capital or actual capital are backing up today’s FE White Paper, writes Jonathan Simons In 2009, while… Jess Staufenberg 4y Jonathan Simons 4y Skills reform Never in 37 years have I seen colleges in the limelight like this White Paper This White Paper is the first glimpse of where further education could be heading – for the better –… Jess Staufenberg 4y Sally Dicketts 4y Opinion The challenges facing 2021 exam grades are very different to 2020 Ofqual and the Department for Education didn’t want to make this decision around exam grades, and now face a… Jess Staufenberg 4y Tom Bewick 4y Opinion The government made BTEC students like me feel we didn’t matter BTEC students have been put on an exams rollercoaster since the start of this term, writes Fatma Shami Just… Jess Staufenberg 4y Fatma Shami 4y Opinion Ofqual must urgently allow teacher assessed grades for apprentices All the stops on teacher assessed grades are being pulled out for GCSEs and A-levels, but yet again apprentices… Jess Staufenberg 4y Jane Hickie 4y Newer 1 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 232 Older
