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Colleges’ move after bully claims

Allegations of bullying and physical abuse have prompted three subcontractor colleges to take over apprenticeships from a Midland-based prime contractor. A damning Ofsted report found “serious allegations of physical and verbal bullying and harassment” and deemed the National Farrier Training Agency (NFTA) to be inadequate, as reported by FE Week in June. The Skills Funding […]

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Zero-hour review gets unions’ welcome

Further education unions have given a cautious welcome to newly-announced government consultations on zero-hour contracts and apprentice pay. A review of the controversial employment agreements over the summer has finished and Business Secretary Vince Cable said it was being followed up with a consultation, looking closely at “exclusivity” — whether the contracts were being used […]

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Interview with Ofsted careers guidance report author

Q&A with Ofsted inspector Karen Adriaanse, author of the education watchdog’s report Going in the right direction? Careers guidance in schools from September 2012. The report, and Ofsted boss Sir Michael Wilshaw, was critical of schools for their careers guidance offering since they were made responsible for the service. Mrs Adriaanse, who is also Ofsted’s […]

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Hull 14 to 16-year-olds leading the way to college

Seven colleges in England are for the first time taking on young teenagers. Hull College Group is one of those. One hundred 14 to 16-year-olds in Hull are among the country’s first within the age group to study full-time at college. Hull College Group launched its new college on Friday, giving the youngsters the chance […]

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Across the western border

With one-in-five people aged 16 to 24 out of work, traineeships are the government’s new hope for improving young people’s skills and knowledge to thrive in the employment marketplace. Rob Wye looks at the English programme and compares it with the one on offer in Wales. Traineeships are the latest in a series of government […]

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Apprenticeship rush

Government proposals on apprenticeships include one in which funding goes through employers. It’s a principle John Allan agrees with, but he thinks the options on the table still aren’t right. The Federation of Small Businesses believes the best approach for apprenticeships would be a more demand-led system that ensures training is tailored to suit the […]

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Barclays sticks by Elmfield Training

The Skills Funding Agency has been “working closely” with Barclays Bank over its apprenticeship plans with Elmfield Training after the provider was banned from taking on new learners, FE Week can reveal. The multinational bank said last month it wanted to double its apprentice intake to 2,000, despite contracted provider Elmfield having been banned from […]

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Careers plan after wrath of Wilshaw

The government has announced an action plan to tackle poor careers advice after Ofsted boss Sir Michael Wilshaw attacked schools saying “too few are doing enough” on the service. He hit out with the education watchdog’s much-awaited report — Going in the right direction? Careers guidance in schools from September 2012 — offering a damning […]

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Ofsted boss Sir Michael hits out at schools over careers guidance

Ofsted boss Sir Michael Wilshaw has attacked schools over their record on providing careers guidance saying “too few are doing enough”. He hit out today with publication of the education watchdog’s much-awaited report — Going in the right direction? Careers guidance in schools from September 2012 . It gives a damning commentary on careers guidance […]

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