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Lady Alison Wolf issues ‘headless chickens’ warning over Government’s 3m apprenticeship target

Government adviser Professor Lady Alison Wolf (pictured above) has admitted harbouring serious doubts about David Cameron’s 3m apprenticeship starts target labelling it “a big mistake”. She told the House of Lords Social Mobility Committee that the target meant Whitehall officials would be “rushing around like a headless chicken” to achieve it. She appeared before the […]

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Network for Black and Asian Professionals chief executive Rajinder Mann blames ‘squeeze on the public purse’ for network’s demise

The loss of two key contracts worth £164,000 led directly to the demise of the Network for Black and Asian Professionals (NBAP), according to its chief executive Rajinder Mann (pictured above). Speaking exclusively to FE Week, Ms Mann (pictured above) said the loss of a contract with the National College for Teaching and Leadership (NCTL), […]

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Further education and skills sector bodies welcome Chartered Status membership

The Association of Colleges (AoC) and the Association of Employment and Learning Providers (AELP) have welcomed news that FE providers can finally sign up for Chartered Status. The Chartered Institution for Further Education (CIFE), which was granted the Great Seal of the Realm in October having been set up in 2013, announced on November 17 […]

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Gill Clipson, deputy chief executive, Association of Colleges

After taking time out from primary and secondary school teaching to have a family around 30 years ago, Gill Clipson had her eye on a career change. She went against the guidance of a Stratford-Upon-Avon careers adviser who tried to point out that she was really “a people person” and embarked on an evening class […]

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Movers and Shakers: Edition 155

Barking & Dagenham College has welcomed new principal Mark Robertson following the departure of Cathy Walsh OBE, who stood down from the role after seven years in the job. Mrs Walsh joined the college in September 2008 but has decided to take some time out to travel the world. She was awarded an OBE in […]

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Old Cif or new Cif? Early indications of impact on inspection judgments

With a few months of the new Ofsted Common Inspection Framework (Cif) under the sector’s belt, Paul Joyce outlines some common issues. While it is true to say that a change in framework places a different emphasis on inspection judgements, it is important to remember that a framework is just that — a framework. Ofsted […]

Opinion

Meet new members of Dr Collins’ 21-strong team

These are the new members of FE Commissioner Dr David Collins’ team, FE Week can exclusively reveal. Five deputy commissioners, four of which had already been working as advisers to Dr Collins, have been appointed along with nine new advisers. It takes Dr Collins’ team up to 21 — consisting of five deputies and 16 […]

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Movers and shakers: edition 154

City College Brighton and Hove will be hoping for a period of stability following the completion of its senior management team revamp with Sharon Collett joining as principal. She joins chief executive Nick Juba and chief operating officer Jon Rollings who have been in post since September. The new appointments come after FE Commissioner Dr […]

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Long wait for FE Chartered Status membership ends

The long wait for FE providers to sign up for Chartered Status ended today with applications for membership finally open. Colleges and independent learning providers can apply for membership to the Chartered Institution for Further Education (CIFE), set up in 2013, in the latest “significant step” on the route to chartered status for the FE sector. […]

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