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Job losses as LSIS faces closure

As many as 162 people face losing their jobs after the government’s confirmation that the Learning and Skills Improvement Service (LSIS) will no longer receive funding. LSIS announced it had “no alternative” but to begin a managed exit from its delivery of improvement services for FE and the skills sector. Chief executive Rob Wye told […]

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Exclusive: Colleges given green light to recruit full-time 14 and 15 year olds

FE Week can exclusively reveal that the Minister for Skills (above) has written to two members of the 14-16 College Implementation Group, confirming that “from next September we will now make full time 14-16 enrolment available as a new avenue” for FE and sixth form colleges. Matthew Hancock made this landmark decision in his letter dated 6 […]

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Principal of Leeds City College to be chair of 157 Group

FE Week can reveal that today Peter Roberts (pictured), principal of Leeds City College, has been unanimously elected as chair of the 157 Group. Mr Roberts takes over from Marilyn Hawkins, the former principal of Barnet and Southgate College, who retired from the post in April 2012. The 157 Group is a membership organisation, which “represents […]

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What should FE expect in the coming years?

With the budget announcements tomorrow coinciding with the half way point for this Government, Steve Besley, Head of Policy at Pearson, looks at what might lie ahead for the world of FE  The end of the year is always a busy time for the FE sector but this year it brings the added twist of marking the […]

Opinion

College principal appointed as AoC deputy chief executive

A new deputy chief executive has been appointed to the Association of Colleges (AoC). Gill Clipson, principal of Amersham and Wycombe College, will replace Lesley Davies who left the AoC to become Director of Quality and Standards at Pearson. The announcement follows an unsettled time for the AoC, which has been making voluntary and compulsory […]

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Skills Commission search for a ‘Google College’ future

A group of cross-party MPs and leading figures from the further education sector have called on multinational companies and colleges to join forces  to help “awaken” the “sleeping giant” of FE. The report, published today by the Skills Commission, urges companies to buy stakes in FE providers – creating new branded colleges, such as a ‘Google College’ […]

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How to get 14-year-olds on the right track

From left:  Jewel Barnes and TJ Anderson, both of Downside Fisher Youth Club, Ann Hodgson, Institute of Education, Nick Linford of FE Week, Nic Dakin MP, Christopher Monaf and Nathanial Danderson, also of Downside Fisher Youth Club Meaningful careers advice and support would help 14-year-olds plan their futures, teenagers told  a parliamentary panel. Four members […]

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The state of play is not always clear

Ofsted’s annual report may make uncomfortable reading for colleges, but counterbalance and context are needed, says Joy Mercer Ofsted’s annual report can make for uncomfortable reading for those working in and with colleges. This is not least because the methodology of planning inspections is so heavily weighted by risk. The report itself says: “The timing […]

Opinion

Ofsted’s clear message for FE

Strong leadership at every level is critical if England wants to have a world-class education and skills system, says Matthew Coffey, national director of learning and skills at Ofsted. There is no doubt there is a great deal of good and outstanding provision in the learning and skills sector, but much work and improvement are still […]

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