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Memories of a ‘welcoming’ Umpqua Community College shattered by gun death tragedy

When news broke last week that nine people had been killed by a gunman at Umpqua Community College, in Oregon, Iain Mackinnon’s thoughts jumped to the time he spent there a decade ago. By chance I’ve visited Umpqua Community College in Oregon, scene of the latest mass killings. This is no inner city madhouse where […]

Opinion

Labour BIS and DfE shadows signal joined-up opposition with funding cuts pledge

A more joined-up approach to opposition FE policy was signalled at the Labour Party conference as Angela Eagle and Lucy Powell both pledged to fight cuts to the sector. The Shadow Business Secretary and Shadow Education Secretary both named FE as a key battleground in their speeches in Brighton as they criticised cuts to post-16 […]

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‘Not only a car crash, but a multiple pile-up’ — the FE sector view revisited six months after 2015 survey

The 2015 FE Week and Policy Consortium survey was published on the brink of a general election.  Six months on and the new government has introduced a flood of reforms affecting the FE and skills sector.  But far from showing improvement, this follow-up survey, in which the Policy Consortium revisited 32 of the initial survey […]

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The Association of Teachers and Lecturers lists job cuts consultations at over 50 colleges

The Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL) has issued a list of more than 50 colleges that have looked to shed jobs in the last year as it warned of the effect “savage and unrelenting government cuts” were having on the sector. Dr Mary Bousted (pictured), ATL general secretary, said that budget cuts over the […]

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New Ofqual framework to focus on outcomes

Ofqual’s replacement for the Qualifications Credit Framework (QCF) will give awarding organisations more freedom to review and develop their qualifications, the watchdog’s vocational qualifications boss has said. The new Regulated Qualifications Framework (RQF), which comes into force on October 1, will take away the rules and structure of the QCF and instead focus on outcomes. Speaking […]

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Government’s Careers Company announces roll-out of ‘enterprise advisers’ for young people

The government’s Careers and Enterprise Company was today due to announce the roll-out of its piloted system of ‘enterprise advisers’ to go into colleges and schools. The plan, announced in July, is for all 39 local enterprise partnerships (Leps) across the country to employ ‘enterprise co-ordinators’ to work with the advisers — with 28 Leps […]

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FE Commissioner Dr David Collins to get deputies and new advisers as area reviews take their toll on workload

FE Commissioner Dr David Collins is appointing a new intake of FE deputy commissioners (FEDCs) and advisers with his workload set to burgeon with a series of upcoming area reviews. The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) is looking to recruit an unspecified number of FEDCs, who could earn up to £700 a-day, and […]

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Ten things we know about new Shadow Business Secretary Angela Eagle

Angela Eagle has been confirmed as the new Shadow Business Secretary. This is what we know: 1 Angela Eagle was born in Bridlington on February 17, 1961, and is aged 54. Her predecessor as Shadow Business Secretary was Chuka Umunna, who was 32 years old when he took up the role in October 2011. 2 […]

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Redefining FE’s mission across age ranges and historical sector divides

Gerry McDonald outlines the reasons and  process behind his college’s application to open a free school and considers why it was turned down. The ability of FE to redefine itself is perhaps its defining characteristic. This can, of course, serve us well in challenging times when funding and competitive pressures make it difficult to hold […]

Opinion