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A battle against each other and the elements

Eight teams compete in the Lake District for top honours in a national contest for apprentices Scores of youngsters descended on the Lake District last week to take part in the gruelling finals of a national competition aimed at boosting the profile of apprenticeships. Eight teams from as far afield as Plymouth, Norwich and Burnley […]

News

Stepping up to the challenge

Only one company can claim to have the official apprentice team of the year, but the benefits of the Brathay Apprentice Challenge go far beyond awarding a title, writes David Way In just two years, the Brathay Apprentice Challenge has become one of the highlights of the apprenticeships, calendar. This year, plastics manufacturing firm Innovia […]

Opinion

Why I want to be an FE principal

Succession planning is a key leadership challenge. So perhaps it’s time that the sector looked beyond senior management and encouraged middle management and lecturers, says Nikki Gilbey I am 27 and I want to be the principal of an FE college. I know that this is a long-term goal, as I am at the start […]

Opinion

Careers advice is an investment for life

A changing labour market makes the National Careers Service vital for both young people and adults in middle life, says David Hughes An Aspirational Nation, the first report from the National Careers Council, comes at an opportune time. On the one hand, the Commons Education Select Committee has captured a cross-party consensus that careers education […]

Opinion

Nic Dakin, MP for Scunthorpe

It’s not easy to lead 2,500 students and 250 staff, head up hundreds of local authority staff or train to be an accountant. Yet Nic Dakin has done all three. The 57-year-old has also taught English for 30 years, spent four years as principal at John Leggott College in Scunthorpe and was North Lincolnshire council […]

Profiles

Funding rethink

For Michael Davis, the Richard Review got it just about right In politics, consensus is a rare thing. And consensus on something that actually matters is even rarer. That’s why apprenticeships, with their broad cross-party support, are a cherished area of relative stability in the turbulent waters of FE and skills. For the Prime Minister, […]

Opinion

The employer voice

Karen Walker is looking for enthusiasm and a willingness to learn among the learners she sees at Greggs Greggs is a baker and a retailer with ten regional bakeries and a central savoury plant supplying more than 1,680 shops across the UK. We employ around 20,000 people. We work with various disadvantaged work groups ranging […]

Opinion

Q&A with the new AELP chief

The Association of Employment and Learning Providers is just over a month away from being headed by new man Stewart Segal. FE Week reporter Eleanor Radford spoke with him to find out his thoughts on all things FE. What are your thoughts on the new Education and Training Foundation (formerly known as the FE Guild)? […]

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Focus on traineeships as clock ticks down to scheme launch

The long-awaited traineeship scheme was in the spotlight at an Association of Colleges conference in Central London last Tuesday. More than 60 delegates from across the country asked questions about and discussed the programme, which will be available from September for 16 to 19-year-olds. Traineeships will prepare young people for work or an apprenticeship through […]

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