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Ofsted director Coffey wins praise for prison talk

Prison education and training came under the spotlight last week in a critical speech by Ofsted’s FE and skills director Matthew Coffey. But he also made a number of recommendations that have earned him praise from Rod Clark. A grading of good, or maybe even outstanding, to Matthew Coffey for highlighting the need to improve […]

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Colleges under fire in social mobility commission report

A hard-hitting report by the government’s social mobility commission has attacked college performance and recommended funding for employment outcomes rather than recruitment. The Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission’s 348-page document concluded: “Current policies are likely to be insufficient to address entrenched and unacceptably high levels of youth unemployment and inactivity.” It had used damning […]

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Agency restructure sees two directors remain but four out

Three directors and a chief information officer have been identified as among the first to go in a programme of Skills Funding Agency job cuts that has left more than 1,000 staff facing an uncertain future. Julie Robson, executive director for growth (Midlands and North), Sally Stewart, executive director for people, Richard Field, chief information […]

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Unemployment ‘should not be an option’ for 18 to 24s

Learning for Life is the Liberal Democrats’ policy paper for education and skills. Lady Brinton explains some of its key points. The Liberal Democrats believe education and skills are critical for both individual opportunity and the overall economic performance of the country. Our new policy on this, which was recently passed at our conference, confirms […]

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SFA warned about its unpaid traineeship post

The Skills Funding Agency (SFA) has been warned about “exploiting” young people, after it advertised an unpaid traineeship vacancy which could last up to six months. The agency posted the advert on the National Apprenticeship Vacancy Matching website. It was for a business admin trainee, as part of the government’s new traineeships scheme, where learners […]

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Minister writes to new apprentices on pay

Skills Minister Matthew Hancock has written a letter for every apprentice telling them what they should be earning — despite hundreds of adverts for underpaying apprenticeships remaining on a government-funded website. The letter, which will be distributed to apprentices starting from October 1 by providers, outlines the minimum wage for 16 to 18-year-olds as £2.68 […]

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From college classroom to Shadow FE Minister

Bethnal Green and Bow MP Rushanara Ali has replaced Tristram Hunt as the FE and skills Labour Shadow Education Minister. Ms Ali had previously been on the Labour team for international development since 2011. Following the announcement of her promotion, Ms Ali took to Twitter to say working on the international development brief had been […]

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A year with Hancock on his skills ‘rollercoaster’

BREAKING NEWS: Matthew Hancock MP has today been promoted to Minister of State for Skills & Enterprise. UPDATE: Sector reaction and comment on Mr Hancock’s promotion can be found here. ——————————————————————————————— It’s been just over a year since Matthew Hancock took up the post of Skills Minister, replacing popular predecessor John Hayes. So, amid rumours of […]

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New loans being used for leisure

The government’s £232m pot of cash for FE loans could be going on courses not aimed at getting people into a job or higher education, FE Week has learned. The cash was set aside by the Skills Funding Agency to fund provider “loan facilities” as part of the new 24+ advanced learning loans system, launched […]

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