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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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Hundreds ‘fail’ to comply with wage rule

High street fast food business Subway was among hundreds of employers on the National Apprenticeship Service (NAS) website advertising jobs that paid less than the national minimum wage, FE Week has discovered. The legally-required amount that employers must pay apprentices went up 3p to £2.68 on October 1. But many jobs — with start dates […]

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Hancock tries out the apprentice high life

Skills Minister Matthew Hancock exchanged his suit for overalls to find out what life was like for an apprentice engineer as part of a job swap scheme. Mr Hancock switched places with City & Guilds apprenticeship champion of the year Jenny Westworth, aged 23, who works at BAE Systems. He said: “It was fantastic to […]

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Free meals should go to all ‘poor’ 16 and 17-year-olds

Extending free school meals to full-time 16-to-18 year old FE students is a popular move across the political spectrum. Mark Corney puts the case for this applying to part-time students too. Everyone is claiming victory over the decision to extend “free meals” to poor 16-to-18 year olds studying at FE colleges. Costing about £40m per […]

Opinion

Uncertainty at Skills Funding Agency after job cuts announcement

More than 1,000 Skills Funding Agency staff are facing an uncertain future after workers were warned of job cuts in response to the “Civil Service Reform Agenda”. The agency is planning to “restructure” in two phases, initially losing at least 17 members of its 44-strong senior team. As part of our response to the Civil […]

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Has online careers guidance lost face?

Schools weren’t the only ones frowned upon by Ofsted when it assessed careers guidance. The National Careers Service came in for criticism too and also needs careful consideration, says Stephan Jungnitz. If you’re working in the commercial sector, perhaps the quickest way to your P45 and the dole queue is to encourage potential customers to […]

Opinion

Virtually taking advantage of change

Change is inevitable. And preparing for it and adapting to it could lead FE to a bright future despite predictions of government funding cuts and evermore specialised training needs, explains Shaun Hughes. Of all the educational sectors, FE is widely recognised as having to change the most and evolve the fastest. So what are the […]

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