Opinion

Learn from recent history to avert apprenticeship disaster

Government figures have revealed a dramatic 61-per-cent drop in apprenticeship starts between May and July, compared with the same...

Paul Offord
Paul Offord
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Cable backs lifelong learning accounts at Lib Dems conference

The Liberal Democrat leader has backed the creation of lifelong learning accounts in his party conference speech today. Sir...

Paul Offord
Paul Offord
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What do the people behind the privatisation of Learndirect think now?

Former publicly-owned FE giant Learndirect recently lost a High Court battle to quash an ‘inadequate’ rating from Ofsted, which...

Paul Offord
Paul Offord
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Cable delighted with industrial strategy commitment to adult education

The former secretary of state for business, innovation and skills has told FE Week he is “delighted” that the...

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
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Student focus for Sir Vince Cable’s FE comeback

An FE comeback for Sir Vince Cable will see him lead a new research project for the National Union...

Paul Offord
Paul Offord