Opinion How we fought to save our local college – and won When the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea sought to sell off a local college, they reckoned without the… Fraser Whieldon 5y Samantha Batra 5y Opinion Providers and the government need to better manage subcontracting This week the ESFA published 10 subcontracting proposals in a consultation document. The FE sector is encouraged to respond… Fraser Whieldon 5y Peter Mucklow 5y Opinion Let’s celebrate the many apprenticeship successes Jennifer Coupland took over as chief executive of the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education last November. She reflects… Fraser Whieldon 5y Jennifer Coupland 5y Opinion Perverse incentives and tangled pathways If the new government is serious about its proposals, it must address the many problems with the levy, plus… Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 5y EMMA HARDY 5y Opinion Changing perceptions, raising aspirations, making improvements The new secretary of state for education introduces National Aprenticeship Week with his vision for how the sector will… Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 5y GAVIN WILLIAMSON 5y Opinion Who will gain this time from apprenticeship reform? National Apprenticeships Week is now in its thirteenth year; launched in 2007 by the then Labour government as an… Fraser Whieldon 5y Nick Linford 5y Opinion At Ofsted we find little evidence apprentices are actually moving up the levels The inspectorate for the quality of apprenticeships is concerned young people “aiming to step onto the career ladder are… Billy Camden 5y PAUL JOYCE 5y Opinion To be critical of colleges for running the courses learners want is bizarre Blaming colleges for simply recruiting students to course subjects they want to study is weird and not the solution… Expert Contributor 5y ADRIAN PERRY 5y Opinion Hosting WorldSkills 2027 would have far-reaching benefits for the whole UK Everyone should support efforts to host the WorldSkills international competition, says college leader and former psychologist to Team UK,… Expert Contributor 5y JO MAHER 5y Opinion, Sponsored post Sponsored Sponsored: What are learners telling us about how they want to engage with learning – access, flexibility, unlocking talent and realising aspirations Last week at BETT I had the pleasure of sharing the results of Pearson’s Global Learner Survey 2019 –… Billy Camden 5y Cindy Rampersaud 5y Opinion Two strong appointments with Halfon and Wolf – but still no FE minister This week two powerful advocates of the further education sector were appointed to influential roles within Whitehall. On Monday,… Billy Camden 5y Nick Linford 5y Opinion Immigration, skills and the economy after Brexit – both government and employers are missing the point The government and business lobby groups need to get their act together when it comes to both immigration and… Billy Camden 5y JOHN COPE 5y Newer 1 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 233 Older
