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Recruit teachers by talking up prestige of profession, DfE told

Talk about the “magic” of teaching, and less about structures and funding routes, to attract more people into the FE workforce, a leader in staff training has told the government. Education and Training Foundation chief executive David Russell made the remarks yesterday at an FE Week webcast on the Skills for Jobs white paper, specifically […]

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FE White Paper In-Depth | Webcast recordings

Access all the recordings of our FE White Paper In-depth series.  A free webcast update series from FE Week, in partnership with NOCN, to provide an overview of the Government’s FE White Paper (Skills for jobs) and what it means for the FE & Skills sector. RECORDINGS 2 March – Need for an FE White […]

News, Skills reform

Race report ‘avoids tackling’ systematic discrimination in apprentice recruitment

An ethnic minority representative group has slammed a prime ministerial commission’s proposal for an apprentice recruitment campaign “highly targeted” at diverse communities.  The Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities claimed this week that “prejudice and ignorance” within ethnic minority families led to a low take-up of apprenticeship starts in their communities.  FE Week analysis of […]

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Labour claims 9.4m jobs excluded from flagship lifetime skills guarantee

Over 9.4 million people are working in sectors excluded from the government’s new adult level 3 offer under its lifetime skills guarantee, analysis by Labour has found on the eve of the scheme’s launch. FE Week was first to reveal that key economic sectors such as retail, hospitality and travel and tourism have been left […]

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Race commission shines spotlight on apprenticeship ‘disparities’

The government’s commission on racial disparities has called for a new apprenticeship recruitment campaign “highly-targeted” at young people “facing discrimination or disadvantage”. A report published today by the commission claimed ethnic minority families have a mixture of “ignorance and prejudice” about apprenticeships. That contrasts with white families, who show “a mixture of stronger traditions of […]

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Colleges for learners or employers? Governance adviser to government warns of legal tension

The government’s drive for colleges to focus on helping the economy goes against their “lawful purpose” of meeting the needs of learners, a governance expert has warned. Fiona Chalk, national head of governance development for The Education and Training Foundation, told an FE Week webcast this morning there is an “inherent tension” between the two […]

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Can the government fix the ‘confusing’ careers landscape?

The skills white paper sets the lofty ambition of a “clear, all-age careers system”. Will a former academic be the man to deliver it? Jess Staufenberg reports In 2013 Michael Gove had something of an outburst in an education select committee hearing. He’d just axed Connexions, the national careers advice service for young people aged […]

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Ofqual VTQ consultation – what does this mean for the future of assessment?

Ofqual VTQ consultation – what does this mean for the future of assessment? Stewart Foster, Chief Operating Officer and Responsible Officer at NCFE The past 12 months have certainly brought about their fair share of challenges, and from an education point of view, especially as an awarding organisation, the challenge of how to adapt teaching […]

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For its ‘national recruitment campaign’ the DfE should look to the Armed Forces

Recruitment of service leavers with the skills to rise through the ranks in FE makes sense, writes Campbell Christie When reading through the FE white paper I was particularly struck by the announcement of a “national recruitment campaign” to attract high-calibre teaching staff to the sector.   The paper pledges to “work with the sector […]

Opinion, Skills reform