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Editor Asks: Union boss tackles the major challenges at UCU Annual Congress

Falling FE membership is an issue that has long been playing on the mind of Sally Hunt, general secretary of the University and College Union (UCU). The union’s FE membership dropped by 3,000 between April 2015 and the same month this year, almost a 10 per cent fall, whilst figures suggest that the higher education […]

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University and College Union president slams political ignorance towards FE at conference

The outgoing president of the University and College Union (UCU) has slammed ignorance among politicians towards FE, in her speech to conference. Elizabeth Lawrence addressed delegates at the start of the union’s annual conference at the ACC Liverpool this morning. She spoke of a need to spring to the “defence of FE” – which she felt […]

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Fears for future of FE key topic at University and College Union conference

Members of the University and College Union (UCU) will head to Liverpool tomorrow for the start of the union’s tenth annual congress — with the future of FE set to be a key topic up for discussion. Delegates will vote on 35 FE-related motions during the three-day event at the ACC Liverpool — covering concerns […]

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Shock departure for Institute for Apprenticeships’ shadow chief executive

The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) has confirmed that Rachel Sandby-Thomas will be leaving her role as shadow chief executive of the new Institute for Apprenticeships (IfA) — just two months after it announced she had been appointed. Ms Sandby-Thomas had been the only appointment so far at the IfA — which is […]

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Learning and Work Institute boss David Hughes will be new AoC chief executive

The Association of Colleges (AoC) has announced David Hughes as its new chief executive – just five months after he oversaw the launch of the Learning and Work Institute following a merger between two influential sector bodies. He was chosen after the AoC was forced to re-advertise for the post – because it failed to find […]

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Lord Sugar returns to enterprise tsar role to drive recruitment for apprentices

Lord Sugar has accepted a second “enterprise tsar” role to encourage more young people onto apprenticeships — but this time under a Conservative government. The wealthy entrepreneur and television star was knighted in 2000 and served as the previous Labour government’s enterprise champion in 2009, under then-Prime Minister Gordon Brown. However, it was announced last […]

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Breaking: Government announces second wave of apprenticeship frameworks to be switched off this year

The government has announced the second wave of apprenticeship frameworks that will be closed to new starts, with of total of 60 facing termination in December. The announcement was made by the Skills Funding Agency (SFA) on the gov.uk website today, indicating that frameworks will be shut down towards the end of the year. It said: “We […]

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Brathay Challenge finalists to compete for apprentice team of year title unveiled

The finalists who will battle it out to be crowned apprentice team of the year in the fifth annual Brathay Challenge have been announced. Eight teams from across the country, each made up of nine apprentices, will take part in the final at Lake Windermere in the Lake District next month. They will represent Apprenticeship […]

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Feature: Apprentice stars front new £13m campaign

A select few of the country’s top apprentices will appear on billboards and TV screens as they star in a new campaign calling on young people to get learning and earning, writes Billy Camden. The government has chosen 13 talented learners to front its new campaign to attract more young people onto apprenticeships — and […]

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