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College principal to ride 1000 miles in 10 days with ‘Blind Dave’

The principal of South Birmingham College is helping a local blind man ride a tandem bicycle the length of the UK for the charity Macmillan Cancer Support. The Top2Toe event will challenge local blind man Dave Heeley to run a 26.2 mile marathon and cycle 100 miles over 10 consecutive days. Mike Hopkins, Prinicpal of […]

Skills Funding Agency announce late and unexpected changes to learner fees

The Skills Funding Agency has announced for the first time that non-tuition fee income (such as for registrations and exams) will not be permitted for fully-funded learners starting courses from this week. The Agency published their Adult Skills Budget Funding Requirements 2011/12 last Friday, for courses starting just three days later. Given the lateness of the Funding […]

New report calls on the government to make maths mandatory

A review comissioned by the Conservative Party proposes that young people should be forced to study mathematics up to the age of 18. The report, titled ‘A world-class mathematics education for ALL our young people’ is available here. It states: “To bring this country into line with the rest of the world, mathematics, in some […]

MPs’ report critical of scrapping EMAs and the NUS will continue to demand reinstatement

The education select committee’s report on participation in 16-19 education is heavily critical of both Michael Gove’s education policy (particularly the decision to scrap EMA) and the way in which his policies have been executed. And for good reason. Gove has continued to force his way through the Further Education sector like a battering ram, […]

FE principal appointed to UKCES Board

The chief executive of Eastleigh College, Mr Tony Lau-Walker, is one of nine new members appointed to the UK Commission for Employment and Skills this week. “The diverse backgrounds and viewpoints represented by the nine new Commissioners will strengthen the Commission’s capacity to deliver skills for growth across all sectors, helping boost national productivity and […]

Is there an apprentice in the House?

Lord Sugar has one annually and now MP Robert Halfon is ready to do the same. Andy Huckle (20) was the first MPs Apprentice, and his time in ‘office’ is coming quickly to an end, now Mr Halfon, who is a keen supporter of apprenticeships and was the first MP to employ an apprentice has […]

YPLA expresses ‘major concerns’ over government funding consultations

On the 13th April 2011 the Department for Education (DfE) published two funding consultations presenting high level principles for reforming the current schools funding system. The deadline for responding was the 25th May. This meant the consultations were published during the school holiday period and with half usual full 12 week consultation period. The same day […]

EMA replacement decisions slammed by the Education Select Committee

The government’s new student support funding for 16-18 year olds has come far too late to allow 2011/12 students to make informed decisions, says Education Select Committee. The Committee’s findings accepts that changes to student support needed to be made, but says that the delay in deciding on allocations and the guiding principles for distribution […]