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MOVERS AND SHAKERS: EDITION 422

Kathryn Wills Director of Quality, Babington Start date: April 2023 Previous job: Director of Quality and Curriculum, Capita Learning Interesting fact: Kathryn ran 10km a day for a year to raise money for Dementia UK. Never to be repeated again though, she says. Andrew Hartley Deputy Chief Executive, The Sheffield College Start date: April 2023 […]

Movers and Shakers

Multiply – The maths scheme that doesn’t yet add up

The flagship Multiply programme, aimed at adults with poor numeracy skills, is failing to attract learners, reports Jessica Hill. She looks at a £559 million scheme hampered by complicated funding and red tape Actress Denise Welch was “that scared” of maths at school, she used to throw up before classes. The former star of Coronation Street […]

Feature, News, Adult education, Long read

Sunak’s maths to 18 expert advisory group revealed

They include an architect of the national curriculum, a former Ofqual boss and the CEO of a credit card giant

News

OfS to create £40m fund to boost degree apprenticeship take-up

Office for Students confirms fund can be used for existing providers and those delivering degree apprenticeships for the first time

News, Apprenticeships, Office for Students

Former national college to officially close down

NCATI, formerly the National College for High Speed Rail, will cease to exist by July 31, 2023

News, Colleges

Skills bootcamps: Study finds ‘inappropriate’ interviews and already-skilled workers on courses

Research of wave 2 bootcamps finds more than half of learners already have level 4 or above qualifications

News, Adult education

Do we need LEPs after all?

Local enterprise partnerships explain what may be lost on the local skills front if LEPs are defunded

News, Skills reform

The cost-of-living crisis is becoming a cost-of-learning crisis

Learners are increasingly
forced to make horrible
choices between cash or the
classroom, says Josh Spears

Opinion, Students

Competition is healthy if it’s done in the right way  

Skills contests develop the professional and technical skills of learners – and the professional development of their teachers, says Daniel Thomas

Opinion, The Staffroom - opinion