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Queen’s Birthday Honours: Who received what in FE?

A former college principal who championed further education and skills as a member of Parliament has been knighted in the 2020 Queen’s Birthday Honours.  Nic Dakin, who represented Scunthorpe from 2010 to 2019 after having run Sir John Leggott College in the city, is one of 20 FE and skills figures to have been recognised.  […]

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Highlights from the ‘regional skills concordat’ college showcase

Twelve months ago a “regional skills concordat” was set up so that 11 colleges would work with industry to identify current and future skills gaps. Robert Halfon, the MP for Harlow and chair of the education select committee, launched the collaboration in April 2019 claiming the “vital and exciting development will provide a ladder of […]

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The future of colleges: lessons from Scotland’s regionalisation

In the first of a series of features exploring the themes raised by the College of the Future Commission, JL Dutaut looks at regionalisation, a Scottish government policy that transformed further education there, and is very much on the commission chair’s mind. It is five years since Scotland’s policy of rationalising its further education sector […]

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Ofsted watch: Exemplary week for universities

Universities showed off their apprenticeship delivery skills this week, as one was rated ‘outstanding’ while another was judged to be ‘good’ by Ofsted. It wasn’t so positive for independent providers however, as two were rated ‘requires improvement’ and another was judged to be making ‘insufficient progress’ in its early monitoring visit. Teeside University was the […]

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London mayor seeks special treatment amid AEB devolution ‘postcode lottery’ concerns

Fears are growing over the creation of a postcode lottery for adult learners, leading one devolved area to seek special treatment from the Department for Education, FE Week can reveal. From August 2019, more than £600 million of the £1.5 billion adult education budget will be devolved to the seven mayoral combined authorities. However, these […]

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Movers and Shakers: Edition 238

Your weekly guide to who’s new and who’s leaving Sandra Wakefield, Quality manager, PHX Training Start date: January 2018 Previous job: Quality and training manager, Learndirect Interesting fact: Sandra went to stage school. ____________________________________________ Samantha Rutter, CEO, Open Study College Start date: March 2018 Previous job: Chief operating officer, Open Study College Interesting fact: Samantha […]

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What does Ofsted consider a good college curriculum?

Amanda Spielman cited Harlow College as having particularly good curriculum design at the AoC conference in the autumn – but what has it done that so impressed Ofsted? Its principal Karen Spencer explains During 2017, Harlow College took part in an Ofsted survey visit, looking at the design of level two study programmes. The visit […]

Opinion

Construction underway on £11 million Stansted Airport College

Construction is now underway on a new £11 million technical college based at Stansted Airport, which will create around 500 new further education places in Essex, reports Samantha King. Aptly named Stansted Airport College due to its location, it will open in September 2018 and is being funded by Stansted Airport, Harlow College, Essex and […]

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The sky is the limit for Epping Forest College

Five students from Epping Forest College are flying high after securing jobs with the aviation services company Swissport at Stansted Airport. The students, who studied tourism and aviation courses at the college, passed their two-week induction at the company with flying colours, and are now settling into their new roles as Passenger Service Agents. Flynn […]

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