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In search of new college governors: DfE opens tender for board recruitment service 

The successful bidder will have three years to place at least 134 governors on college boards in return for £485,000

News, Governance

Are you tackling cultural poverty among students?

Ofsted is inspecting for ‘cultural capital’, but limited experience of the world is still holding learners back, writes Josh Spears Have you ever felt like more and more learners are struggling to answer essay-style questions, not because they don’t know the facts, but because they lack good analysis? Maybe, like me, you teach GCSE English […]

Opinion, The Staffroom - opinion

T Levels will make the qualifications system less confusing

But other qualifications, including BTECs, will continue to play an important role alongside T Levels and A levels, writes Alex Burghart The skills and post-16 education act becoming law last month was a watershed moment in bringing our skills system into the future. From our clear-eyed analysis of what works here and abroad, we found […]

Opinion, Skills reform, T Levels

Revealed: 38 BTECs facing the chop to clear way for first T Levels

They’re among 160 level 3 quals set to be defunded from 2024

News, Qualifications, Skills reform, T Levels

MOVERS AND SHAKERS: EDITION 388

Elise Temple Principal & Director of Education and Skills, NACRO Start date: May 2022 Previous Job: Vice Principal – Quality, Teaching, Learning and Assessment, The Sheffield College Interesting fact: Elise is at her happiest when exploring new places with her favourite people, getting creative in the kitchen, or indulging in her love of gaming. Matt […]

Movers and Shakers

The level 2 qualifications review is deafeningly silent on key problems

The review seems unaware of the sell-by dates of its proposals – and that’s only the beginning, writes Gordon Marsden As a founder member of the Right to Learn group, which advocates for a statutory right to learn throughout life, I was struck by a number of issues as I ploughed my way through the […]

Opinion

DfE begins local skills improvement plans national rollout

It is hoped that “most” of the country will be covered by an LSIP by summer 2023

News, Skills reform

MOVERS AND SHAKERS: EDITION 387

Claire Gehlig Curriculum consultant, FE Associates Start date: April 2022 Previous Job: Head of Apprenticeships, South Thames College Interesting fact: Claire’s proudest personal achievement was completing a 26-mile hike from Brighton to Eastbourne to raise money for Macmillan Sean Cosgrove Chief Revenue Officer, Corndel Start date: June 2022 Previous Job: Chief Commercial Officer, Lifetime Training […]

Movers and Shakers

The college gender gap narrows, but slowly

While the gender pay gap has improved on average at most colleges, sector leaders have said the rate of change is too slow

News, EDI