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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 […]
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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 […]
Middlesbrough College has been confirmed as the latest new member of 157 Group, FE Week can reveal. Zoe Lewis (pictured above), principal and chief executive, announced the news on the college’s website today. It comes after the 157 Group exclusively revealed its expansion plans to FE Week in January and brings the total number to 31. Ms […]
Exeter College is rated outstanding by Ofsted which has praised the excellent progress made there by apprentices. So John Laramy, who will start as principal in April and was previously deputy principal in charge of curriculum, quality and standards at the college, reflects here on the secret of success for its apprenticeship programme. Since the […]
Opinion
Apprenticeships and students with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) have traditionally made uncomfortable bedfellows — but improving the situation has been made a key priority for post-16 education and training area reviews. Skill Minister Nick Boles’ updated guidance, released earlier this month, called for “sufficient access to high quality and relevant education and training […]
LATEST: Nescot accepts former £360k a year principal was unfairly dismissed An FE principal and chief executive officer (CEO) has been paid a salary of over £330k for 2014/15 — more than doubling her wage for the previous year. Sunaina Mann, principal and CEO of the North East Surrey College of Technology (Nescot) Group, received […]
