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Sao Paulo you beauty! Triple UK gold crowned with best WorldSkills competitor first

Three golds were crowned with an illustrious first for TeamUK as beauty therapist Rianne Chester was handed the award for best overall WorldSkills competitor in a glorious night in Brazil. The Albert Vidal award went jointly to the Warrington Collegiate learner (pictured above) — the first time the UK has ever won the prize — while a […]

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National training provider and major retailer both ‘inadequate’ says Ofsted

A national training provider has plummeted from an Ofsted outstanding rating to inadequate, while employer provider Next has also been told its apprenticeships aren’t up to scratch in inspection reports published today. The education watchdog also found that the Marine Society College of the Sea had made “reasonable progress” since getting a grade four in November. […]

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Few big ideas for FE and skills

With the winner of the Labour leadership contest set to be announced on September 12, Mick Fletcher analyses how well each candidate understands the challenges facing FE and considers their different visions for the sector. It is no surprise that the Labour leadership contenders are strongly critical of the Conservative and coalition record on FE. […]

Opinion

Live updates: A level results day

As learners up and down the country find out what their next in life will be, we’ll be keeping you updated on some of the success stories from colleges, sixth form colleges and providers up and down the country. *** The live blog is now closed. Sorry if your pictures didn’t make it in – […]

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Labour leadership candidates spell out their priorities for FE

The Labour leadership candidates have spelled out what their FE priorities would be up to the next general election and beyond. Voting is set to close on September 10, two days before one of Jeremy Corbyn, MP for Islington North, Andy Burnham, Shadow Health Secretary, Yvette Cooper, Shadow Home Secretary, and Liz Kendall, Shadow Minister […]

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David Allison, managing director, getmyfirstjob.co.uk

As A-level students up and down the country nervously thumb open envelopes that could determine where their lives will head next, David Allison, managing director of apprentice recruitment service getmyfirstjob.co.uk, will be one of those nodding with sympathy. “It’s just such a tense moment — I can still remember when I opened the letter on […]

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AELP chief calls for more independent learning provider involvement with WorldSkills

As competition at WorldSkills 2015 gets into full swing in Brazil, the Association for Employment and Learning Providers (AELP) has urged independent learning providers (ILPs) to get more involved in future competitions. Chief executive Stewart Segal gave a run-down of what WorldSkills is and why it is “important” that more ILPs give their learners the […]

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Education must be more closely linked to the workplace

Labour leadership contender Yvette Cooper explains why she thinks that 21st century education should be more geared towards the workplace. Education — life long education — now more than ever should be at the heart of what Labour stands for. It is crucial to our fight against inequality and injustice, but also to a strong […]

Opinion

Follow German model for longer lasting and ‘higher quality’ vocational training

Labour leadership candidate Liz Kendall looks to the German system for an apprenticeship model that she would like to see followed in this country. My dad left school at 16. His formal education stopped but he developed his skills in the workplace. He trained on the job and studied in his spare time, eventually passing […]

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