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The apprenticeship levy is a “revenue raising measure” for the Treasury, former business secretary Sir Vince Cable has said. During his speech at FE Week’s Annual Apprenticeship Conference yesterday, Sir Vince also said the levy was a “good concept” but the detail was “incredibly hazy”. “I get the impression they [the Treasury] think they can squeeze resources […]
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Ofsted’s FE and skills data dashboard is to close just two years after it was launched. The announcement was made by the inspectorate on its website on March 15. Yet the dashboard, which was designed to help governors and members of the public keep a check on the performance of providers, was only launched in […]
Struggling Totton College has announced Derek Headrige as its new campus principal. Mr Headrige is currently group academy dean at BMW and will start in his new role on April 18. He takes over at a time of turmoil at the college which is consulting on a restructuring plan that it is thought could lead […]
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Ofsted chief inspector Sir Michael Wilshaw has defended his controversial views about education for 16 to 19-year-olds, but denied that he is biased against the FE sector. He made the remarks following his speech on Thursday, the second day of FE Week’s Annual Apprenticeship Conference at the Birmingham International Convention Centre. “It’s not a bias, […]
This year’s Annual Apprenticeship Conference (AAC), held at Birmingham’s International Convention Centre from March 16 to 18, featured an action packed agenda. FE Week went to press onsite at the end of the second day, so what follows is a roundup of the first two days’ highlights. David Hill, the most senior civil servant working […]
Ofsted looks set to consult with FE providers on removing separate graded judgments on the quality of teaching, learning and assessment, FE Week can exclusively reveal. The consultation plan was revealed in a Department for Education white paper, called Education, Excellence, Everywhere, published on March 17 that indicated it would only apply to schools. But […]
LATEST: Nescot accepts former £360k a year principal was unfairly dismissed The University and College Union (UCU) has spoken out to say it is “unacceptable” that college principals are receiving salaries of over £200,000, at a time when the sector is engaged in an ongoing row over pay. A spokesperson for UCU said the salaries, […]
The new boss of the Association of Employment and Learning Providers (AELP) has laid out his top priorities. Ahead of his first speech as chief executive — which he will deliver at the FE Week Annual Apprenticeship Conference (AAC) tomorrow — Mark Dawe told FE Week that getting the levy right, making sure employers are fully […]
Nine out of ten apprenticeship sector leaders who took part in an exclusive FE Week survey fear quality will suffer as the government drives towards 3m apprenticeship starts by 2020. It was carried out ahead of the FE Week Annual Apprenticeship Conference (AAC) – which will be attended by nearly 1,000 staff from colleges, independent training providers and […]
