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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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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