Opinion The Skills Bill could set the scene for Ofqual’s demise The government is effectively nationalising technical education through the Institute for Apprenticeships, writes Tom Bewick Leviathan was a mythical… Jess Staufenberg 4y Tom Bewick 4y Opinion A big lesson from the pandemic is the role local government plays Councils have had to respond to the collapse of some of their region’s biggest employers, writes Richard Leese As… Jess Staufenberg 4y Sir Richard Leese 4y Opinion Young people aren’t digital natives in the way employers need Being a digital native for employers is very different to how young people use their devices daily, writes Bev… Jess Staufenberg 4y Bev Jones 4y Opinion The National Colleges debacle reveals Whitehall’s goldfish memory If ministers did the necessary background research, failed initiatives like the National Colleges would be less likely to be… Jess Staufenberg 4y Tom Richmond 4y Opinion College collaboration is a gamechanger for driving improvement Initial challenges to making best use of the College Collaboration Fund were tackled by both sides, write Rebecca Conroy… Jess Staufenberg 4y Rebecca Conroy and Sam Parrett 4y Opinion A history of the Learning and Work Institute as it turns 100 today Through its many incarnations, the Learning and Work Institute has supported initiatives that are still with us now, writes… Jess Staufenberg 4y Alan Tuckett 4y Opinion Government must act now to make colleges financially sustainable The FE sector will play a vital role in retraining workers and filling skills gaps, writes Meg Hillier, but… Billy Camden 4y MEG HILLIER 4y Opinion This is how we can boost the number of girls and women on construction courses There’s a huge market for female tradespeople to come round and fix the electrics, so we need to get… Jess Staufenberg 4y Nikki Davis 4y Skills reform How the skills bill would increase and clarify the government’s legal powers The Skills Bill drops hints as to the direction of policy in the sector, writes Mark Taylor The skills… Jess Staufenberg 4y Mark Taylor 4y Opinion Colleges are teaching Generation Z: the ‘crisis generation’ The recession, Brexit and austerity have shaped Generation Z’s view of the world, writes Karl Pupé Educators, we are… Jess Staufenberg 4y Karl Pupé 4y Opinion The Skills Bill: inadequate to deal with years of neglect and a pandemic This Skills Bill reveals an approach that remains inadequate to tackle the scale of the skills challenges we face… Jess Staufenberg 4y Toby Perkins 4y Opinion The Skills Bill is not about taking back control of colleges Instances of serious failure are rare and the government wants to reduce interventions with the Skills Bill, writes Gillian… Jess Staufenberg 4y Gillian Keegan 4y Newer 1 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 249 Older
