AEB

AEB procurement at a time of reform – what we now know

The nationally procured adult education budget contracts with the Education and Skills Funding Agency come to an end in…

Nick Linford
NICK LINFORD
Opinion

Here is a 7-point checklist to make sure the impending FE White Paper doesn’t fail

If the long-anticipated White Paper doesn’t recognise the needs of 2021, then it will fail like so many initiatives…

Jess Staufenberg
Mark Dawe and Tim Blackman
Opinion, Uncategorized

We must steady the ship after the government’s half U-turn

After a week at sea like no other, the next big challenge is teacher-assessed grades, writes David Hughes This…

Jess Staufenberg
David Hughes
Opinion

Wishing you a healthy, merry Christmas and better times ahead

Jennifer Coupland reflects on the challenges of 2020 and looks ahead to what the new year will hold for…

Billy Camden
Jennifer Coupland
Opinion

Ministers have once again proven that FE is an afterthought for this government

Mind the gap! Warm words from ministers on skills can’t conceal the gulf between rhetoric and reality, writes Toby…

Billy Camden
Toby Perkins
Opinion, Uncategorized

Thank you to everyone in FE for your extraordinary efforts

Virtual visits during lockdown have revealed many excellent practices to tackle Covid-19 in colleges, writes Gillian Keegan There has…

Jess Staufenberg
Gillian Keegan


Opinion

Why urgent support is needed to address UK skills deficit

New incentives are needed for businesses to train their employees for a post-Covid world, writes Guglielmo Ventura With the…

Billy Camden
Guglielmo Ventura
Opinion

Staff must share their new resources with the whole sector

We need to identify and pool the ‘gems’ that staff have drummed up under lockdown, writes Linsey Taylor Prior…

Jess Staufenberg
Linsey Taylor
Opinion

Decade-long projects can truly make changes for BAME staff and learners

Funding projects with long-term goals have a better chance of improving diversity and inclusion, writes Janet Curtis-Broni As we…

Jess Staufenberg
Janet Curtis-Broni
Opinion, Uncategorized

We must not confuse competition with choice

For most other European countries, education is deemed too important to leave to market forces, writes David Corke Today…

Jess Staufenberg
David Corke
Opinion

Advance notice of exam topics comes with problems too

The latest government intervention fails to take account of socio-economic inequalities, writes Rachael Booth This week we found out…

Jess Staufenberg
Rachael Booth
Opinion

This is why we should delay the white paper even longer

The government should start again with a green paper for an FE strategy that stands the test of time,…

Jess Staufenberg
Stephen Evans