Windsor Learning Partnership
‘apprenticeships’
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 – […]
Bulletin, News
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 […]
News
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 […]
Profiles
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 […]
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
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 […]
Labour leadership candidate Andy Burnham proposes reforming the funding model for post-18 education, including apprenticeships, as part of his vision for FE. This week is a time of nervous anticipation for many young people, as they wait to find out their A-level and AS-level results Newpapers will be full of jubilant teenagers excited about their […]
Labour leadership candidate Jeremy Corbyn spells out his vision for FE, which would include a 2 per cent increase in corporation tax to expand lifelong learning. Further education has a vital role to play in creating a good economy. Education is not only about personal development, it is also a collective good that benefits our […]
The UK’s WorldSkills competitors are set to head off for Brazil tonight — and a number of them will be boarding the BA flight from Heathrow with the encouragement of their local MPs still ringing in their ears. With the much-anticipated start on Tuesday (August 11) growing ever nearer, seven of the UK competitors were given the House of […]
