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Planning to change a careers culture

The National Careers Council called for a ‘culture change’ in careers guidance in the summer and made seven recommendations to improve the service. Dr Deirdre Hughes says she’s happy with the government’s new action plan on the issue. For too long, careers provision has been a Cinderella service. Many people have their own anecdotes about […]

Technology in FE and Skills

Download your free copy of the FE Week 16-page supplement on Technology in FE and Skills. In partnership with Tribal.

Technology in FE and Skills

Download your free copy of the FE Week 16-page supplement on Technology in FE and Skills. In partnership with Tribal. Click here to download (11mb) Introduction This year, the Association for Learning Technology (ALT) celebrates its 20th anniversary and its 20th conference. The technological landscape has shifted dramatically, in two decades, from computer labs with floppy disks to […]

Careers plan after wrath of Wilshaw

The government has announced an action plan to tackle poor careers advice after Ofsted boss Sir Michael Wilshaw attacked schools saying “too few are doing enough” on the service.

Tutor sacked after college sex talk complaints

A college in the North East has sacked a female tutor after she allegedly talked to her class about sex acts, prostitution and fetishes. Northumberland College (pictured right) principal Stuart Cutforth said the behaviour of the tutor, who has not been named, came to his attention after the college received a letter of complaint in […]

Commissioner: only the brave need apply

These are the tough nuts you’ll have to crack if you want to be the new FE Commissioner, FE Week can reveal. The imposing interview panel is a fearsome line-up that includes sector chief executives and directors. They’re all that stands in the way of the £800 a-day job that includes travelling the length and […]

Barclays sticks by Elmfield Training

The Skills Funding Agency has been “working closely” with Barclays Bank over its apprenticeship plans with Elmfield Training after the provider was banned from taking on new learners, FE Week can reveal. The multinational bank said last month it wanted to double its apprentice intake to 2,000, despite contracted provider Elmfield having been banned from […]

Qualifications cull comes under FAB fire

A cull of more than 1,800 adult qualifications that had little or no uptake has come under fire from Federation of Awarding Bodies (FAB) chief executive Jill Lanning. The Skills Funding Agency has axed funding for a host of awards, from entry level to level four, as part of its New Streamlined Funding System for […]

Careers plan after wrath of Wilshaw

The government has announced an action plan to tackle poor careers advice after Ofsted boss Sir Michael Wilshaw attacked schools saying “too few are doing enough” on the service. He hit out with the education watchdog’s much-awaited report — Going in the right direction? Careers guidance in schools from September 2012 — offering a damning […]