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The level 2 qualifications review is deafeningly silent on key problems

The review seems unaware of the sell-by dates of its proposals – and that’s only the beginning, writes Gordon Marsden As a founder member of the Right to Learn group, which advocates for a statutory right to learn throughout life, I was struck by a number of issues as I ploughed my way through the […]

Opinion

DfE begins local skills improvement plans national rollout

It is hoped that “most” of the country will be covered by an LSIP by summer 2023

News, Skills reform

MOVERS AND SHAKERS: EDITION 387

Claire Gehlig Curriculum consultant, FE Associates Start date: April 2022 Previous Job: Head of Apprenticeships, South Thames College Interesting fact: Claire’s proudest personal achievement was completing a 26-mile hike from Brighton to Eastbourne to raise money for Macmillan Sean Cosgrove Chief Revenue Officer, Corndel Start date: June 2022 Previous Job: Chief Commercial Officer, Lifetime Training […]

Movers and Shakers

The college gender gap narrows, but slowly

While the gender pay gap has improved on average at most colleges, sector leaders have said the rate of change is too slow

News, Inclusion

How to do lesson observations that don’t scare everyone

Employers keeping score stops lesson observations from being a real development opportunity, writes Neil Jones Lesson observation at our college used to be regarded as an annual hurdle to jump. For less confident teachers (and I mean confidence here in the context of doing their job whilst having someone observing and judging their work) it could be […]

Opinion, The Staffroom - opinion

Scrapping smaller level 2 qualifications would be a national disaster

Many of the small qualifications the government wants to scrap are the best stepping stones for vulnerable individuals, warns Adrian Grove The announcement last month of a consultation on technical and academic qualifications at level 2 and below has sent shockwaves across the further education sector. Claims that the current offering is “too crowded”, with […]

Opinion, Skills reform

MOVERS AND SHAKERS: EDITION 386

Jenny Jarvis Interim chief executive officer, Education and Training Foundation Start date: April 2022 Previous Job: Deputy CEO, Education and Training Foundation Interesting fact: As part of her commitment to lifelong learning, Jenny attended the Gordon Cook Conversations, as well as being a Windsor leadership fellow. Jonathan Porter Technical Advisor for Engineering, City and Guilds […]

Movers and Shakers

How the education select committee looks now

The parliamentary education committee has welcomed five new members in the past year after several MPs stood down or took frontbench jobs. The current committee looks very different to the one formed in early 2020 following the last general election. The political make-up of select committees is determined by representation in the Commons, with parties […]

News, Politics

Local skills improvement plans: What the trailblazer reports look like

Spanning over 500 pages in total, the “trailblazer” local skills improvement plans – a key plank of the government’s “employers-first” skills reforms – have been published. Shane Chowen takes a look to see if they live up to the hype. The pros and cons of an “employers-first” skills policy have filled column inches in FE Week since […]

News, Opinion, Skills reform