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The National Union of Teachers (NUT) has defended itself after the Sixth Form Colleges Association (SFCA) said an upcoming strike would be “ill-timed and ill-judged”. The NUT ballot, which closed on February 29, showed 86 per cent of members in favour of strike action, from a 44 per cent turnout. It means that union members […]
News
In 2013-14 a host of UK providers jumped at the chance to take part in a programme in Saudi Arabia that provided the opportunity to share their expertise overseas. The UK government promoted the ‘Colleges of Excellence’ programme widely, calling the huge contracts secured by providers a “£1 billion exports win for UK education” and […]
The Government has pushed back its consultation over plans to close the Sheffield base for hundreds of civil servants with “a huge amount of FE expertise”, FE Week has learned. The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) was accused of launching an “FE brain drain” after unveiling plans in January to close its Sheffield […]
Shane Chowen calls for greater recognition of the impact welfare cuts will have on FE students. The parliamentary process isn’t one that lends itself to straight forward explanation at the best of times. But when complicated and contentious pieces of legislation work their way through Westminster, it’s all to easy to get caught up in […]
Opinion
The Government has faced criticism for rejecting attempts to ensure representatives from all stakeholders involved with apprenticeships — not just employers — are represented on the new Institute for Apprentices. Shakira Martin spells out the case for involving apprentice voices. The government is once again chanting its refrain of “employers must be in the driving […]
Graham Taylor casts a weary eye over the evolution of study programmes. The study programme is now in its third year, but what have we learned? Firstly it’s a misnomer. It doesn’t all have to involve “study” — just work experience or enrichment activities. Is the marked increase in full-time learners attributable to padding out […]
Sal Cooke’s experience of using technology in the sector certainly proves that — at least amongst her peers — millennials aren’t the owners of internet. In fact one of Cooke’s worries for the future is that the next generation might not be ready keep things moving forward with technology in the sector. “There’s a whole […]
Profiles
A national training provider has ceased trading four months after being hit with an ‘inadequate’ rating from Ofsted, with the loss of 35 jobs. Education and Youth Services (EYS), which had a head office in Stevenage as well as 16 training centres around the country, went into administration on February 4 after having its contracts […]
Sam Parrett explains how her college met the challenge of a 300 per cent increase in the number of English and maths GCSE students by investing £500,000 in improving provision. She advises other providers to adopt a similar a “whole college” approach. The recent Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) report, Building Skills for […]
