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Movers and Shakers: Edition 162

The National Skills Academy for Financial Services (NSAFS) has appointed Peter Pledger as its chief executive, taking over from the outgoing Sylvia Perrins who has retired. Mr Pledger brings more than 20 years’ experience of working in the education and training sector to the role, with much of this in collaboration with the financial services […]

Movers and Shakers

Qualified or qualification?

What exactly are the new, reformed Trailblazer apprenticeships? Nobody seems to be sure – but maybe we aren’t looking at them in the right way. If we do, we could have a world class apprenticeship regime. The Government has set itself a target of 3m apprenticeships in this parliament, embarking on a major programme of […]

Opinion

Survey of over 91,000 employers reveals ‘growing challenge’ of skills shortages

Vacancies that go unfilled because employers can’t find workers with the right skills are a “growing challenge”, a survey of more than 91,000 employers has revealed. The Employer Skills Survey (ESS) 2015, published today by the UK Commission on Employment and Skills (UKCES), found that 23 per cent of vacancies went unfilled because of skills […]

News

Pearson hit with ‘inadequate’ Ofsted report

Pearson has been slammed by Ofsted for its inadequate apprenticeship provision in a report which found “no key strengths”. The global education business, which provides apprenticeships for around 80 members of staff through its subcontractor Pearson TQ, has dropped two grades to be ranked ‘inadequate’ across the board by the education watchdog. In their damning […]

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Apprenticeship visit scheme launched for primary schools to expose young children to earning and learning possibilities

David Cameron’s apprenticeship adviser Nadhim Zahawi visited a London school today to launch a scheme that will put apprentices into primary schools. Mr Zahawi, the Conservative MP for Stratford-Upon-Avon, was joined by 30 apprentices from different sectors at Mayflower Primary School, in Poplar, where they chatted with pupils about their jobs, bringing learning to life and […]

News

Proposed foreign worker levy could net sector millions

A proposed new levy on foreign workers could net the FE sector millions a year — but businesses warned it would be “unfair and unnecessary”. Details of the proposed new levy, called the Immigration Skills Charge (ISC), were published in a report by the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC), a quango sponsored by the Home Office, […]

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Steve McCabe, Labour MP for Birmingham

As both a former FE learner and lecturer, Labour MP for Birmingham and Selly Oak Steve McCabe knows the sector intimately. Born in Thornhill maternity hospital on the West coast of Scotland in 1955, McCabe was the middle child between two sisters, Sandra and Susan. His mother was a housewife who later worked as a […]

Profiles

Staff consulted over potential job losses at troubled Totton College

A struggling sixth form college is consulting on a restructuring plan that it is thought could lead to dozens of job losses. Totton College, which was branded as inadequate by Ofsted in June last year, announced on Thursday (January 21) that it had begun consulting with staff in a process that it said will “determine the future path of the […]

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DfE figures reveal the FE sector winners and losers in vocational and A-level provision

Greenhead Sixth Form College has come out on top again in this year’s league tables for schools and colleges, according to government figures released on Thursday (January 21). It boasted the highest average point score among sixth form colleges (SFCs) both per full time vocational student and full time A-level student, in the latest Department […]

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