Policy

Four recommendations to build construction’s workforce

Construction is under increasing pressures and a fragmented skills system is a barrier to meeting the challenges

JL Dutaut
Graham Hasting-Evans
Policy

8 reasons we shouldn’t use the term ‘provider’ – and what we could say instead

The term ‘provider’ is problematic and we need a new and better one to replace it in our lexicon...

JL Dutaut
Sue Pember
Policy

FE needs to be its own most vocal champion – now more than ever

NCFE’s new spotlight report concludes that the sector must prioritise its own needs first - before it can help...

JL Dutaut
Philip Le Feuvre
Policy

Whitehall doesn’t know best – but devolution is harming skills policy

We need to end 'Whitehall knows best' while undoing the harms devolution is doing by dividing our efforts, says...

JL Dutaut
Tom Bewick
Policy

Investing in elite post-16 education is a wasted opportunity

What about all the students who are already being left behind by the academic school system, asks Colin Booth

JL Dutaut
Colin Booth