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Trainee bodyguards in London were able to keep a close eye on an MP when she dropped in to find out more about their classes. The learners studying close protection at Free2Learn in Hackney were visited by local Labour MP and shadow minister Diane Abbott. Free2Learn offers training in security, retail and hospitality free to […]
Bulletin
Employability skills learners in Cornwall took to the high seas to develop their teamwork, confidence and skills base by building a traditional boat. The group of unemployed people worked as a crew over five days to build a small coracle as part of a programme run by Cornwall College’s Work Skills Training Academy, Job Centre […]
Ofsted boss Sir Michael Wilshaw had some tough words for FE at a recent Education Select Committee hearing, and while some of his comments may not have been well-received, that’s no reason to be dismissive says Lynne Sedgmore. I speak frequently with Ofsted during these delicate and complex times. I believe all colleges set out […]
Opinion
Meet Ben Nicholls — not too many in the world of FE will have heard of him, but quite a responsibility rests on his shoulders. The recently-appointed head of policy at Central London’s Newham College shies away from playfully-suggested titles such as FE tsar and FE champion, but with his trailblazing role within the sector, […]
Profiles
The boss of a firm set to lose thousands of pounds after a provider went into administration branded it “unjust” that another company could operate with the same board of directors, based in the same offices — having also taken over the same training contract. M2 Training, that was responsible for 4,000 learners, had a […]
News
The government has already “accepted the principle” of Lord Heseltine’s single funding pot idea for Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs), the Tory grandee told MPs today (Tuesday, February 12). Members of the House of Commons Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) Select Committee grilled Lord Heseltine on his proposals to hand over the entire skills budget to […]
The Skills Show, the UK’s largest skills and careers event, returns to the NEC Birmingham from 14-16 November 2013 for its second year, and has announced the Edge Foundation as a new Premier sponsor to complement existing Premier sponsor City & Guilds. The Edge Foundation is an independent education charity dedicated to raising the status […]
The future of around 150 FE jobs might have been saved after a deal was struck “in principle” to buy Pearson in Practice. The firm, bought as Melorio Plc (consisting of Zenos and Construction Learning World) two years go by Pearson for £99.3m, could soon be renamed Vision Workforce Skills if the deal with West Nottinghamshire […]
Wrestling fan, booker of TV celebrities and former disco promoter — it’s a picture of North Somerset principal Paul Phillips that not many will recognise. Mention instead the honorary doctorate of letters from Bath Spa University for promoting higher education in FE, an Ofsted additional inspector’s post, or the 13 years he’s spent at the […]
