Government apprenticeship levy proposals are step in the right direction, but not the end of the journey
It’s been one of those ‘it never rains but it pours’ or ‘all the buses arriving at the same time’ kind of weeks. We have…
Kirstie Donnelly
Skills Plan: is it a flash in the pan or lasting vocational reform?
So the Sainsbury Review and the Government’s response, the Skills Plan, is finally out. It’s clearly a good thing that professional and technical education has…
Learning to be employable
As anyone who has conducted a job interview can tell you, having a CV packed with academic achievements might get a candidate through the door,…
Kirstie Donnelly on how to respond to FE budget cuts
Kirstie Donnelly, UK managing director for training body City & Guilds, gives FE News her views on the government’s recent FE budget cuts. Speaking…
OFSTED and the year ahead
The dust has settled after OFSTED’s annual report was published at the end of 2014 and a brand new year has just begun so it…
From education to employment, so near and yet so far
Last week I hosted a panel debate at the AOC to discuss how to rebuild the bridge between education and employment. The panel of leading…
Kirstie Donnelly on localism, employment and change
FE News speaks to Kirstie Donnelly, City & Guilds managing director, at the Association of Colleges conference. She outlines a couple key points in her…
Ditch the drama: it’s all about stability in the skills system
We always talk about the need to raise awareness of FE; to change perceptions and be held up alongside academia. However all too often, we…
Why we must share tools and best practice across the profession
All too quickly September has rolled around again, bringing with it a sense of anticipation and hard work for those working in FE. Colleges are…
Let’s end 2013 on a high
The Government’s announcement about the launch of Tech Levels has shaken up the FE sector once again – but for the right reasons this time.…