Opinion

Coronavirus jobs plan must support quality training and be more than a gangplank to the dole

We need to avoid a fiasco of schemes like Train to Gain when rolling out the Covid-19 jobs and…

Billy Camden
TOM BEWICK
Opinion

Treasury’s £111m traineeship boost is a giant leap forward

The proposed tripling of traineeship starts with a £111 million boost is perhaps the brightest piece of news for…

Billy Camden
MARK DAWE
Opinion

SPONSORED: Key workers and award winners highlight the power of BTEC

On 25th June, we celebrated the outstanding achievements of learners, teachers, schools, colleges, training providers and employers in the…

Billy Camden
CINDY RAMPERSAUD
Opinion

Why we must avoid the ‘one size fits all’ approach to FE

Covid-19 has changed the way colleges work – and so will the upcoming FE white paper, writes Ian Pretty…

Fraser Whieldon
Ian Pretty
Opinion

How FE can support the economy and drive social mobility

Construction Gateway in the West Midlands has resulted in wider economic benefits and more students finding jobs, says Clare…

Fraser Whieldon
Clare Hatton
Opinion

Answering the call for digital skills excellence

With the government setting out its plans for infrastructure investment and skills, we need to better prepare for a…

Billy Camden
NEIL BENTLEY-GOCKMANN


Opinion

How one adult education provider went above and beyond the conventional

Outreach community work, always a cornerstone of one Essex adult education provider, came to the fore during the pandemic,…

Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu
TONY GALLAGHER
Opinion

The reformed apprenticeship system need not fail the young and disadvantaged

It should come as no surprise that the reformed apprenticeship system has been found to be failing young disadvantaged…

Billy Camden
NICK LINFORD
Opinion

We must embrace diversity in the post Covid-19 world

Let’s learn from the pandemic and how it has brought social and economic inequalities into sharp relief, says Teresa…

Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu
TERESA CARROLL
Opinion

What might a virtual industry placement project look like?

The nature of work was forecast to change well before the virus hit. So instead of thinking in terms…

Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu
BEV JONES
Opinion

Remote inspections of ‘paused providers’ will be challenging, but possible

Good planning is key, says Richard Moore, especially for off-the-job inspections An article in FE Week last week, “Frustration…

Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu
RICHARD MOORE
Opinion

FE should be at the heart of shielding 19 to 24-year-olds from unemployment

It makes financial sense for FE colleges to ease the pain of unemployment sparked by Covid-19, say John Widdowson…

Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu
John Widdowson and Mark Corney