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Halesowen staff escalate action

Halesowen College staff have pledged to boycott lesson observations as four sacked staff announced they were taking the college to an employment tribunal. The University and College Union (UCU) said that from today around 60 of their members at the college, near Birmingham, would snub “anything to do with lesson observations” as the row over […]

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Bosses swap jobs with apprentices

Chief executives and directors in companies across the UK recently swapped jobs with apprentices to mark National Apprenticeship Week. MediaCom boss Karen Blackett swapped roles with marketing and communications apprentice Robyn May, 19. Karen said: “It was good to go back to the floor. I was impressed to see how integral Robyn is to her […]

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Adonis talks of ‘apprenticeship revolution’

UCAS should be the “principal route” into apprenticeships to ensure they were as “accessible and credible” as universities, Lord Adonis told a packed conference. The organisation responsible for managing applications to higher education was “up for it” if the government was, said the Labour politician, and academic during a speech at Unionlearn’s annual apprenticeship conference […]

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It’s the quality that counts

Colleges and schools can work together to provide the impartial advice and guidance that young people need to decide their futures, says Dawn Ward A damning Education Select Committee report on the quality of careers guidance in schools recently prompted FE Week editor Nick Linford to issue a rallying call for colleges to up their […]

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EXCLUSIVE: Leading college falls from outstanding to inadequate

One of England’s biggest colleges has fallen from outstanding to the lowest Ofsted grade of inadequate. City of Liverpool College, which achieved the highest grade almost across the board at previous inspection in early 2009, has been hit with a grade four result. It was revisited in early February and has been graded inadequate in […]

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Ofsted report criticises colleges for jobs ‘failure’

Ofsted has criticised colleges for missing skills targets and failing to prepare learners for local job opportunities. The education watchdog found that of the 17 colleges it visited for a survey on local accountability and autonomy, just three were offering a curriculum tailored to their areas. It conducted its survey to find out how the […]

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Government launch consultation in response to Richard Review

The government has today published their response to the Richard Review in a “plan to redefine apprenticeships”, starting with a formal consultation. The document, The Future of Apprenticeships in England: Next Steps from the Richard Review, comes four months after Doug Richard’s independent review of apprenticeships, and asks 24 questions. Business Secretary Vince Cable said: “These plans will radically change […]

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Hancock calls for merger review

Two colleges in the Midlands have been told by FE minister Matthew Hancock to go back to the drawing board with their plans to merge. Proposals by Stourbridge and Birmingham Metropolitan to form “one of the largest and most significant further education providers in the country” have been investigated by Mr Hancock’s officials at the […]

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Esol funding ‘safe’

The Skills Funding Agency wants to allay fears that a new payment regime could reduce funding for adult language courses. Concerns about the future funding of English for Speakers of Other Languages (Esol) courses prompted the National Association for Teaching English and other Community Languages to Adults (Natecla) to say the agency should clarify its […]

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