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Sandra Coats, catering assistant, Barking and Dagenham College

The first thing Sandra Coats tells me when we meet in the canteen at Barking and Dagenham College is that she’s “what you’d describe as ordinary”. But at the end of last year something quite extraordinary happened to this catering assistant from Romford. She received a letter from Buckingham Palace saying that she’d been nominated […]

Profiles

Traineeships extension to 19 to 24-year-olds in Spending Review

The government has announced it will be extending the traineeship programme to cover 19 to 24-year-olds as part of today’s spending review. Traineeships, which combine work experience placements with maths, English and employability training, are set begin in August for 16 to 19-year-olds. A government spokesperson has told FE Week the extension to 24-year-olds will also […]

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Curtains up on theatrical careers

Two Leeds apprentices have landed jobs at Leeds Grand Theatre. Grace Dean, 21, and Bethany Beal, 20, both completed cultural heritage operations apprenticeships through Leeds City College, developing and delivering education programmes, tours and events, before working part-time at the theatre until full-time recruitment started. Bethany is now a finance assistant at the theatre, while […]

Bulletin

Solving the merger mystery

A proposed college merger in the Midlands made the FE Week news pages earlier this year after the intervention of Skills Minister Matthew Hancock. Chris Henwood looks at the national picture of mergers over the past few years When Skills Minister Matthew Hancock sent a letter to every college chair and principal in England reminding […]

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Spreading the good word

Eilis Bond tells why Plymouth’s finalists in the recent Brathay Challenge were determined to banish stereotypes surrounding apprenticeships  Work has gone back to normal after a hectic and crazy six months leading up to the recent Brathay Challenge final, a national competition aimed at boosting the profile of apprenticeships. As part of the challenge, our […]

Opinion

Who’s on your leadership bench?

Leadership development is standard practice in most blue chip companies, and yet is uncommon within FE. MidKent has decided to change that, as Adriana Temali-Smith explains Many of us battle daily with raising the aspirations of our students, but what about the aspirations of our staff? Do we actively encourage them to fully consider the […]

Opinion

Ross Maloney, chief executive, the Skills Show

Ross Maloney does not give much away about his personal life. But the chief executive of the Skills Show does admit that he’s a perfectionist with a critical eye — one that he casts mainly on himself. What is clear is that this conscientious 32-year-old has a lot on his shoulders. He’s responsible for carrying […]

Profiles

Strikes loom as college job losses announced

The announcement of up to 700 job losses in eight colleges in England has prompted industrial unrest. Members of the University and College Union (UCU) at Chesterfield College and Kirklees College, have already taken industrial action, while union members at The Grimsby Institute have voted to strike. All the colleges have blamed the redundancies on […]

News

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 […]

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