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Last-minute hopes to avoid college strikes

The University and College Union (UCU) said it was calling for eleventh-hour talks with the Association of Colleges (AoC) in a bid to call off strikes. The union claims that “a series of below-inflation pay offers from the association since 2009 mean FE lecturers have seen their pay cut by more than 15 per cent […]

Careers advice is heading towards cliff-edge, CBI warns

The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has warned that careers guidance is “heading towards a cliff edge”, joining sector-wide calls to ensure young people are aware of all their options. The comments, from CBI director for employment and skills policy Neil Carberry, come after a survey of 2000 14 to 25-year-olds showed that only 26 […]

Baker defends UTC under-recruitment

Former Education Secretary Lord Baker has defended University Technical College (UTCs) after it was revealed that some were running at less than a third of capacity. He said figures showing the 150-pupil Central Bedfordshire UTC was just 30 per cent full for the last academic year, while the 480-pupil Black Country UTC, near Birmingham, was […]

Principal ‘on leave’ after drama head’s rant

The principal of a large London college has taken a leave of absence following the suspension of an apparently homophobic and racist department head. Denise Brown-Sackey (pictured centre), at Newham College, and her board of governors took the decision after a recording emerged of dance and drama head Dr Mark Walcott (pictured right) seeming to […]

Apprenticeship loans still showing no sign of take-off

Just over a quarter of applications for FE loans had not been successfully processed by the end of October, new figures have revealed. The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) confirmed 52,468 applications had been lodged, seven months after 24+ advanced learning loans were first introduced. But most recent figures show 13,425 applications were […]

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