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Education must be more closely linked to the workplace

Labour leadership contender Yvette Cooper explains why she thinks that 21st century education should be more geared towards the workplace. Education — life long education — now more than ever should be at the heart of what Labour stands for. It is crucial to our fight against inequality and injustice, but also to a strong […]

Follow German model for longer lasting and ‘higher quality’ vocational training

Labour leadership candidate Liz Kendall looks to the German system for an apprenticeship model that she would like to see followed in this country. My dad left school at 16. His formal education stopped but he developed his skills in the workplace. He trained on the job and studied in his spare time, eventually passing […]

Extending access to student finance could help more people on to apprenticeships

Labour leadership candidate Andy Burnham proposes reforming the funding model for post-18 education, including apprenticeships, as part of his vision for FE. This week is a time of nervous anticipation for many young people, as they wait to find out their A-level and AS-level results Newpapers will be full of jubilant teenagers excited about their […]

Three sentenced over loans scam at London college

These three men have been sentenced after conspiring together in a loans scam at a London college. Nathan Simmons (pictured above left), aged 30, admitted eight counts of fraud after hacking into a colleague’s account and signing-off 44 higher education loan applications between December 2012 and May 2013 while working as an administrator at East […]

Raising corporation tax could fund expansion in lifelong learning

Labour leadership candidate Jeremy Corbyn spells out his vision for FE, which would include a 2 per cent increase in corporation tax to expand lifelong learning. Further education has a vital role to play in creating a good economy. Education is not only about personal development, it is also a collective good that benefits our […]

Government accused of ‘making a mockery’ of sixth form college financial planning following damning new survey

The government has been accused “making a mockery” of sixth form college (SFC) financial planning after a survey revealed more than a third of SFCs fear they will cease to be a going concern by 2020. Daphne King, principal of East Norfolk SFC (ENSFC), in Gorleston, spoke out in response to the Sixth Form Colleges’ Association […]

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Southwark Council blasts college over ‘rejected’ demerger plans

Southwark Council has hit out at Lewisham Southwark College in a row over its allegedly rejected plan to split the college in two. Southwark Council published proposals last month to de-merge Lewisham Southwark College and which would put the council in charge of contracting out provision for the parts that used to be Southwark College […]

Barnfield College criticised over football deal

Barnfield College has come under fire for spending public money on a sponsorship deal with its local football team. The college was forced to defend itself when Luton Town football club fans took to social media to express their anger after the college was revealed last week as the sponsor for the club’s shirts for the […]