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Small businesses should pay into an ‘apprenticeship and skills levy’, says think tank

Radical shake-up of apprenticeship levy proposed by EDSK says small firms should pay into the pot

News, Apprenticeships, Skills reform

Unions launch legal action against new ‘strike-breaking’ law

Ministers changed the law this summer to allow agency staff to cover striking workers

News

Simplification of adult education funding ‘does not go far enough’

Mayoral combined authorities want skills bootcamps and traineeship funding to be included in the new skills fund

News, Adult education

MOVERS AND SHAKERS: EDITION 398

Faye Natalie Moore Director of Strategy and Development, GBS Apprenticeships Start date: September 2022 Previous job: Head of Business Engagement, Skillsfirst Awards Interesting fact: Faye caught the travel bug after taking a trip to the Canary Islands at just 18 for a six month work placement, and was still there six years later. Now she […]

Movers and Shakers

Bernie Savage, vice president for FE, National Union of Students

Bernie Savage, the new vice president for FE at the NUS, was blown away by her time in a strong and well-funded students’ union. She relays her message for unconvinced college principals to Jess Staufenberg The vice president for FE at the National Union of Students has a proud history of postholders very happy to […]

Profiles

Further education is at the heart of the East Midlands devolution deal

The new deal means working closely with education providers to create new career pathways, writes Ben Bradley On the 30 August, a historic devolution deal worth an initial £1.14 billion in extra investment was signed by Nottinghamshire, Nottingham, Derby, Derbyshire and the government. This historic deal is a golden opportunity for our region. For the […]

Opinion, Adult education

Martin Sim, principal, City College Southampton

Martin Sim, deputy FE commissioner and now emergency principal at City College Southampton, has done some of the toughest troubleshooting gigs in the sector. He tells Jess Staufenberg why a ‘skull and crossbones’ approach keeps him buoyed up When the FE commissioner’s team does an “intervention assessment” at a college, I can’t help imagining a […]

Profiles

Government seeks views on AEB tender as funding squeeze looms

Increased devolution and growing investment in other provision could lead to another small funding pot, experts warn

News, Adult education

The funding consultation doesn’t tackle our biggest challenges – but there’s hope

FE desperately needs simplified funding lines but this consultation must go further, writes Marguerite Hogg It didn’t seem like the best time of year to launch a government consultation when most of the college sector was trying to get a summer break. However, the Department for Education’s second funding and accountability consultation launched at the […]

Opinion, Skills reform