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MP Stella Creasy intervenes over mass brawl said to involve college learners

Former Labour deputy leadership candidate Stella Creasy has spoken out in defence of “innocent young people” after reports that college learners in her constituency had been involved in a mass street brawl. The Walthamstow MP, who got 26 per cent of votes to come second in her party’s deputy leadership race to Tom Watson last […]

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Ten ways for colleges to forge a successful relationship with sub-contractors

The relationship between lead and sub-contractor may be one defined by tension for some, and tranquility for others. Matthew Lord outlines how to help make these relationships fall into the latter camp. With the final push to sign off contracts and the last-minute dash for recruitment dominating our lives, I’ve been thinking about exactly what […]

Opinion

Outline of a two-grade college leap to outstanding — with an ‘employment edge’

Judith Doyle inherited a grade three Ofsted-rated college in August 2013 and within eight months of her appointment inspectors dished out the same result again. But, picking up the gauntlet, she instigated a raft of changes that in July saw the college rated as outstanding. I was proud and delighted to be made principal at […]

Opinion

Large employers’ apprenticeship levy cash should go into one pot to benefit firms of all sizes, AELP tells government

Cash raised by the proposed new large employers’ apprenticeship levy should be combined with government funding in a central pot available to all employers of all sizes under a “simple” new system, the government has been told. The Association of Employment and Learning Providers (AELP) made the proposal in its submission to the government consultation […]

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‘Soviet-style’ apprenticeship quality question

The government’s record on improving the quality of the apprenticeships programme has come in for questioning. Falling success rates, exemptions from minimum standards and publicly-aired doubts from the education watchdog’s chief inspector Sir Michael Wilshaw (pictured below right) have cast a shadow over the government’s 3m apprenticeship starts target for this Parliament. It’s a situation […]

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‘Consider all facts’ on new performance data measure before launching intervention action, urges AELP boss

Association of Employment and Learning Providers (AELP) chief executive Stewart Segal urged the government to ensure that “all the facts are considered” before destination performance data is used to trigger “transformational improvements”. The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) launched a consultation on Wednesday (September 30), which will close on December 2, on its […]

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Return on investment analysis now ‘priority’, says Gazelle

Gazelle colleges have been told that proving their £15k membership fee is money well spent is now a “priority” for the organisation. The fee was cut from £35k after the number of college members plummeted from 23 to ten in just over a year — with three out of five founder colleges among those to […]

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Edition 149: Movers and Shakers

David Sykes has officially started in his role as managing director of FE and skills solutions specialist FEA. He joins at a time of change for the organisation as it rebrands from FE Associates and brings together the company’s performance improvement division, BW Consultants. Under the new brand, FEA will concentrate on transformational solutions for […]

Movers and Shakers

Has Gazelle changed its spots?

Gazelle has responded to long-running criticism that its £35k membership fee, along with other costs, could not be justified in the absence of any return on investment analysis, including any proof that membership affected Ofsted grades. Fintan Donohue explains how such criticism has changed the organisation. The Gazelle Colleges Group commissioned an analysis of its […]

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