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A look back with the general election looming

“A week is a long time in politics,” were famous words from Labour Prime Minister of the 1960s and 70s Harold Wilson. It stands to reason then, that a full five-year Parliament feels like a lifetime. You might already be sick of the general election — the ‘costed spending commitments’, ‘the other lot have got […]

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‘Colleges that don’t engage with businesses will fail’ Ofsted boss Sir Michael Wilshaw tells MPs

Colleges risk failing their Ofsted inspections if they are not engaging effectively with employers, Ofsted chief inspector Sir Michael Wilshaw has warned. During questions from the House of Commons Education Select Committee this morning on the education watchdog’s annual report in December, Sir Michael warned inspectors were going to be “more critical” of poor employer engagement by […]

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Skilled sector pay under-estimated by teens, according to new research marking launch of VQ Day awards

A “lack of understanding” about salaries has been blamed on careers guidance failings after research released today showed teenagers under-estimated pay in skilled sectors by almost 40 per cent. The research marked the launch of this year’s Vocational Qualification (VQ) Day awards, which celebrate the achievements of vocational learners and aim to raise awareness of […]

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Labour warned ‘hands off FE budget’ amid rumours Ed Miliband wants to cut maximum university fee by third

The Association of Colleges (AoC) has issued a plea to the Labour Party not to raid the FE budget to pay for higher education. An Aoc spokesperson said Labour leader Ed Miliband (pictured above) was expected to announce a policy of cutting maximum university fees for students by a third, from £9,000 to £6,000. And […]

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Outstanding RAF training

The RAF’s apprenticeship scheme has seen it become just the second employer provider to be rated outstanding across the board under Ofsted’s current common inspection framework. The report, released on Thursday, said success rates were “significantly above national rates for all apprenticeship subjects” and that instructors “plan learning activities very well so that apprentices of […]

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Planting seeds of inspiration in Sky

The Sky Academy invited FE Week reporter Paul Offord to look around its new Careers Lab that will give thousands of 16 to 19-year-olds the opportunity to learn about job opportunities available at the broadcasting giant and wider media, business and technology sectors. [slideshow_deploy id=’31337′] Broadcasting giant Sky hopes to plant seeds of inspiration in […]

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Build around a traineeship and apprenticeship ‘core’ for young people

Stewart Segal considers the 16 to 18 education and training landscape in light of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) participation inquiry. The PAC was right to identify in its latest report that more needs to be done to support young people aged between 16 and 18. There have been some positive developments in recent years […]

Opinion

Accounts committee chair warns DfE has ‘little understanding of the impact of existing initiatives and programmes’ for 16 to 18-year-olds

Public Accounts Committee chair Margaret Hodge (pictured) has warned that the Department for Education (DfE) has “little understanding of the impact of existing initiatives and programmes” for 16 to 18-year-olds. She spoke out with her committee today reporting on its three-month inquiry into participation in education and training among the age group. The report warned that the DfE had no […]

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Doug Richard arrested on suspicion of raping 13-year-old girl

Former BBC Dragons’ Den investor and government apprenticeship reform adviser Doug Richard has been arrested and bailed on suspicion of raping a 13-year-old girl. The US-born entrepreneur, who has strongly denied the accusation, was arrested in connection with the alleged attack on an underage girl this month. He was quizzed by detectives from City of London […]

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