Home Tes FE podcast: Why pit knowledge against skills? Tes FE podcast: Why pit knowledge against skills? Eddie Playfair and Sarah Simons discuss whether knowledge and skills are more closely linked than they might seem 25th April 2019, 1:23pm Tes reporter Share Tes FE podcast: Why pit knowledge against skills? https://www.tes.com/magazine/archive/tes-fe-podcast-why-pit-knowledge-against-skills Copy Link In this week’s podcast Eddie Playfair, senior policy manager at the Association of Colleges and former college principal, joins Tes columnist Sarah Simons to discuss whether knowledge and skills are more closely linked than they may appear. Tune in and enjoy! Want to keep reading for free? Register with Tes and you can read two free articles every month plus you'll have access to our range of award-winning newsletters. Register Log in Keep reading for just £1 per month You've reached your limit of free articles this month. Subscribe for £1 per month for three months and get: Unlimited access to all Tes magazine content Exclusive subscriber-only stories Award-winning email newsletters Subscribe now Read more Gender-based violence scheme 'needs to reach more schools' Tes reporter • 23rd December 2024 EIS to ballot over strike action in Glasgow Tes reporter • 20th December 2024 Teacher pay scales 2024-25: what will your salary look like? Tes reporter • 11th December 2024 High rates of persistent pupil absence in Scottish schools Tes reporter • 10th December 2024 Recent Most read Most shared Schools bill passes second reading as Phillipson praises trusts News 8 January 2025 Why the social role of schools has never been more important Analysis 8 January 2025 What did Jenny Gilruth say today about school funding? News 8 January 2025 Teacher pay scales 2024-25: what will your salary look like? Analysis 11 December 2024 4 ways to make your students care about what you’re saying Teaching & Learning 6 January 2025 ‘Less vital’ curriculum areas to be ‘combed back’, says Francis News 6 January 2025 Schools bill is ‘educational vandalism’, say Tories News 7 January 2025 7 things Sir Martyn Oliver told MPs on Ofsted reforms News 7 January 2025 What if... schools had an unlimited budget for tech Leadership 7 January 2025