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Apprenticeship starts for the month of March 2020 are down by a quarter while April plunged by 72 per cent on the previous year, new government data has revealed. Monthly provisional figures for both of those months were published by the Department for Education this morning and show the huge impact that the Covid-19 pandemic […]
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The prime minister has said he will “look at the idea” of giving young people aged 16 to 25 an “apprenticeship guarantee”. Boris Johnson made the commitment this afternoon after stating that apprenticeships “are going to play a huge part in getting people back onto the jobs market” from Covid-19. He was taking questions from […]
A large general FE college has announced its seventh round of job cuts in six years. Blackburn College has put 29 jobs at risk, with 11 posts (6.98 full-time equivalent positions) expected to be cut. Affected staff members were informed of the redundancy consultation via video chat yesterday, in a move which union officials do […]
A land-based college is set to close next year with the potential loss of 117 jobs following an FE Commissioner review which found the site was no longer financially viable. Askham Bryan College informed staff at Newton Rigg College in Penrith of the decision this afternoon. The move to shut in July 2021 has been […]
FE Week meets the new WorldSkills International president trying to live up to a legacy while negotiating the headwinds of multiple global challenges Chris Humphries didn’t expect to be in this position. Taking over the presidency and chair of WorldSkills International after the untimely passing away, aged just 57, of its deeply respected and newly-elected […]
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Lakes College in West Cumbria has opened its doors to some canine students, though currently closed to most of the human variety. The college has allowed Cumbria Police dogs Jovi, Dot and Lola to undergo specialist training on their campus after the dogs’ usual training venues became unavailable during lockdown. College estates manager Andrew Sisson […]
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The response to the pandemic recession must centre on supporting those who are finishing their education and those who are struggling to find work, says Tom Richmond Given the controversy surrounding the apprenticeship levy before the outbreak of Covid-19, it is unsurprising to see calls for the levy to be reformed as part of the […]
Opinion
Twelve months ago a “regional skills concordat” was set up so that 11 colleges would work with industry to identify current and future skills gaps. Robert Halfon, the MP for Harlow and chair of the education select committee, launched the collaboration in April 2019 claiming the “vital and exciting development will provide a ladder of […]
Six weeks after lockdown and the sudden end of inspections, and five weeks after Ofsted mooted a mass redeployment of staff, JL Dutaut finds out what the inspectors have been up to It’s now six weeks since “business as usual” came to an abrupt end for Ofsted. Yet just last week, chief inspector Amanda Spielman […]
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