Open University to partner with colleges to fill higher technical education cold spots The government has backed the initiative with £10 million – cash which will be used to ‘increase the capability’ of around 10 to 12 colleges
Principal chosen to captain new UK shipbuilding skills taskforce Captain Dr Paul Little, who is chief executive of City of Glasgow College, will lead a team of 20 members from across the UK as part of the project
Week of strikes at London college begin over ‘fire and rehire’ threat ‘The management team at Richmond upon Thames are effectively putting a gun to the head of its own staff. It is deplorable behaviour, and it will be met with the full force of our union’
SEND college jumps from ‘requires improvement’ to ‘outstanding’ in three years ‘From the moment learners enter the college premises, they encounter a very welcoming, caring and calm environment,’ inspectors said in a report about Chadsgrove Specialist College
DfE and quangos shun NUS – but will FE notice? The union’s engagement on FE issues is already minimal
Winners of inaugural apprenticeship assessment awards revealed Federation of Awarding Bodies chief executive Tom Bewick said the awards marked a “crucial point” when the majority of EPAOs in the marketplace are now being properly regulated by Ofqual
One college strike called off, but five more go ahead ‘To avoid further strike action, management at the other colleges need to look at Bury and see what can be achieved when bosses engage with us on pay’
MPs call for overhaul of prisoner education assessments and in-cell laptops for learning In a new report, the House of Commons education select committee highlighted what it called the ‘cracks in a clunky, chaotic, disjointed system’
Expand skills minister role to tackle youth unemployment crisis, says report EDSK’s paper said that on current trends it will take over 150 years before there are no longer any young people who are ‘not in education, employment or training’