Is ChatGPT a storm in a teacup or the straw that will break the education camel’s back?   “Some leading educationalists report hearing Hemmingways bell tolling for education.  For some it tolls out a…

Sometimes Things Go Wrong. It’s How You Then Handle Things That Determines Your Reputation and That of The Sector. FE is yet again living in “interesting times”. And when that happens people often get…

FE Course Expansion & Funding Opportunities Budget cuts are destructive. The outcome has been a reduction in opportunities for students and staff as well as a debt ridden sector. However, there are…

Conventional Education Isn’t The Path to Employment That It Once Was At last. A respected educator that recognises the perils that FHE currently faces, and has an answer. Sir Antony Seldon’s recent article and…

FE Survival, Financial Viability, Insolvency and the Role of Governors FE is big business. 2.2 million students study with various providers each year, in a £7billion turnover business. Many people say…

Your competitors aren’t other ESFA funded providers Your competitors are commercial education and information sites including YouTube, commercial/non-funded providers and international organisations. (Click here…

My recent article on the £7.99 FE Financial Viability Strategy was not only the most shared article that week, it also had my phone ringing. Why? Two reasons: One, a lot of people agreed with me. They tended to…

Collab recently published an article on the “key drivers for colleges to think and act more like a commercial business”. It mentioned funding reduction, competition and apprenticeship reform. It was perfectly…