Skills reform One bill was never going to solve our skills challenge A long-term cultural shift is needed – so after the bill, we need a ten-year plan, writes Stephen Evans… Jess Staufenberg 5mo Stephen Evans 5mo Skills reform Rationing access to student loans will hit FE colleges harder than universities Students without minimum grades also have a limited choice of other routes, write Andy Westwood and Ben Verinder Yesterday… Jess Staufenberg 5mo Andy Westwood and Ben Verinder 5mo Skills reform MP support for skills bill amendments is encouraging Not accepting two amendments is a missed opportunity by the government, but there is cause for hope, writes Peter… Jess Staufenberg 5mo Peter Aldous 5mo Skills reform The skills bill could have been so much better Both Labour and Conservative voices have been ignored by the government, writes Toby Perkins After the government blocked no… Jess Staufenberg 5mo Toby Perkins 5mo FE Week Podcast The FE Week Podcast: The great pay divide Are staff struggling to make ends meet? Are they on unstable contracts? In the first of a new investigative… Jess Staufenberg 6mo The FE Week Podcast 6mo Politics, Skills reform Two significant skills bill amendments need to be backed by government Report stage gets underway in the Commons on Monday Billy Camden 6mo David Hughes 6mo Staffroom – Opinion Theory is being wrongly applied in classrooms It’s easy to be blinded by the scientific theory and not think carefully about each learner, writes Jennifer Wilkinson… Jess Staufenberg 6mo Jennifer Wilkinson 6mo Skills reform Make 2022 the year FE is unchained at last FE is the best place for adults to upskill – but it needs lobbyists in parliament, writes Andy Forbes… Jess Staufenberg 6mo Andy Forbes 6mo Climate Change Sustainability is now the ‘fourth functional skill’ Students at AELP’s first-ever green skills summit say sustainability should be learnt alongside English, maths and digital, writes Nichola… Jess Staufenberg 6mo Nichola Hay 6mo Higher education New branding isn’t enough to drive up demand for HTQs Level 4 and 5 qualifications have historically suffered from a perception problem, writes Ian Pretty Next September, the first… Jess Staufenberg 6mo Ian Pretty 6mo Apprenticeships The 3 top challenges to unlocking prison apprenticeships Practical issues still remain to be worked through, writes Peter Cox “One huge benefit that apprenticeships would provide is… Jess Staufenberg 6mo Peter Cox 6mo Opinion The OfS is – mostly – correct to say colleges should work closely with schools The benefits run both ways – but the OfS should not expect colleges to drive school improvement, writes Marion… Jess Staufenberg 6mo Marion Plant 6mo Newer 1 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 174 Older