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 Register with Tes and you can read two free articles every month plus you'll have access to our range of award-winning newsletters. More information Keep reading with our special offer! You’ve reached your limit of free articles this month. /per month for 12 months Unlimited access to all Tes magazine content Save your favourite articles and gift them to your colleagues Exclusive subscriber-only stories Over 200,000 archived articles View plans Unlimited access to all Tes magazine content Save your favourite articles and gift them to your colleagues Exclusive subscriber-only stories Over 200,000 archived articles More information Read more Teacher pay should rise by more than 3%, say experts Tes reporter • 13th March 2025 Former firefighters' union boss in line for top NASUWT role Tes reporter • 5th March 2025 More than a thousand complaints made after Ofsted school visits Tes reporter • 5th March 2025 MPs: DfE bill should ensure 'auto-enrolment' for free school meals Tes reporter • 28th February 2025 Recent Most read Most shared Northern Education Trust appoints new CEO News 13 March 2025 Violence against support staff at ‘unacceptable’ level, says minister News 13 March 2025 What DSLs need to know about race, racism and safeguarding Leadership 13 March 2025 Teacher pension contributions to increase next month News 10 March 2025 SQA investigates data breach after thousands of documents leaked online News 10 March 2025 Behaviour overtakes workload as a top concern for primary teachers News 5 March 2025 Why schools resist flexible working (and how to change their minds) Teaching & Learning 12 March 2025 Stephen Morgan: We must avoid an AI digital divide Analysis 12 March 2025 Why have we stopped talking about bullying? Analysis 12 March 2025