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College redundancies and restructures

Staff from Gateshead College protest over pay cuts and increased working hours. As the economic downturn continues to put pressure on the sector, staff at FE colleges up and down the country are increasingly facing the prospect of redundancy. In the last few weeks, a wave of institutions have revealed plans for potential redundancies in […]

Finger pointing as MPs criticise value for money at Morrisons

Geoff Russell, CEO of the Skills Funding Agency points to David Way, CEO of the National Apprenticeship Service, at the BIS Select Committee, chaired by Adrian Bailey Members of the Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) Select Committee have criticised the poor value for money offered by retail apprenticeships. MPs questioned David Way, interim chief executive […]

Ofsted grades continue to fall for 157 Group colleges

Further education colleges should be judged on all aspects of their work and not just those in an Ofsted inspection, according to a membership body. The 157 Group, which represents 27 large and successful colleges, believes contribution to the social and economic community served by a college should also be measured, as well as those […]

Pearce re-elected for a second term

Toni Pearce has been re-elected in a landslide victory to the office of vice president further education for the National Union of Students (NUS). The result was announced this afternoon following a ballot of Further Education delegates at the NUS National Conference in Sheffield. Pearce was elected in the first round of voting, securing 127 […]

Sandwich artist questions tabled by MP

Questions have been raised over apprenticeships offered by a fast-food chain. Dudley MP Ian Austin is demanding answers after it emerged that Subway are offering £2.60 per hour for a role as a ‘sandwich artist’ in the Black Country. Mr Austin said the apprenticeship was advertised by Job Centre Plus and an identical job in […]

Leicester College principal is AoC’s president-elect

The Association of Colleges (AoC) has announced that Maggie Galliers CBE, the principal of Leicester College, is their new president-elect. She will succeed the current AoC president, Fiona McMillan, on August 1. Maggie said: “Colleges are the backbone of the education sector and offer programmes of a breadth and depth which is second to none. […]

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Geoff Russell and David Way to give evidence for apprenticeships inquiry

David Way, interim chief executive of the National Apprenticeship Service (NAS) and Geoff Russell, chief executive of the Skills Funding Agency (SFA), will give evidence at the next session of an inquiry into apprenticeships. The pair have been called on by as witnesses by the Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) Select Committee for the sixth […]

MP calls for investigation into Subway apprenticeship

Questions have been raised over apprenticeships offered by a fast-food chain. Dudley MP Ian Austin is demanding answers after it emerged that Subway are offering £2.60 per hour for a role as a ‘sandwich artist’ in the Black Country. Mr Austin said the job was advertised by Job Centre Plus and an identical job in Dudley […]