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The government has pledged to act over careers guidance problems in schools but, asks Martin Doel, is it going to do enough? Not many of us can have been surprised by the conclusions of Ofsted’s report on careers advice, but that doesn’t make it any less of a concern. Nor does it mean the report […]
Opinion
After an hour with Jacqui Henderson CBE, the former London regional director for the Learning and Skills Council, I feel I have barely scratched the surface. The energetic Henderson is certainly busy — aside from being managing director of Creative Leadership and Skills Ltd consultancy, she is vice chair of Newcastle University, chair of governors […]
Profiles
Taking the learner voice into account is key — but the teacher voice needs to be listened to as well, says Dr Peter Lavender. Learner voice specialists are staff we often admire, but who frequently remain invisible in professional terms, not being part of the teaching workforce. As a college governor, you find evidence of […]
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 […]
News
Kwik Fit has come under fire from the National Union of Students (NUS) for running unpaid traineeships of up to 936 hours across five months. An investigation by FE Week found the car servicing firm advertising “multiple” 16 to 18 vacancies “nationwide” on the government’s National Apprenticeship Service (NAS) website. But the advert, which said […]
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 […]
Ofsted’s careers guidance report pulled no punches in its criticism of schools. Nor did it come as a surprise to many in the FE sector. But now that it has arrived, so has the time to act — and to capitalise, says Ruth Sparkes. Careers guidance in schools has come in for a rough ride […]
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 […]
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 […]
