Investing in higher skills
To those of you who have read my previous columns, it will come as no surprise that I think there is a worrying mismatch between…
Month: October 2012
New STEM College to open by 2014
A specialist college that is due to open in North Somerset has been heralded as ‘a new model of learning, after revealing its revolutionary approach…
AELP outlines plans for creating two million Apprenticeships
The Association of Employment and Learning Providers (AELP) has published new proposals on how it believes two million Apprenticeship places can be generated. These proposals…
Unilever launches catering student programme
Consumer goods giant Unilever has launched a one-day training course to help lecturers deliver health and nutrition modules to catering students. The programme, an industry-first,…
Ed Miliband unveils FE proposals
Labour leader Ed Miliband has unveiled plans for a new technical baccalaureate for the 50% of young people who do not go to university. Addressing…
Changes to the safeguarding regime: Protection of Freedoms Act 2012
The education sector has been affected by the recent introduction of the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (the “Act”). This has amended regulations on the…
