The UK still has a Status Problem when it comes to Education
For decades, young people have been encouraged to see vocational routes as alternatives to success rather than central to it. Yet at this very moment,...
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CEO unveils new National Apprenticeship Service
The new National Apprenticeship Service (NAS) launches today. It heralds the beginning of an exciting new era for Apprenticeships in England. The NAS will be…
Ofsted round-up – This week: Polarised results for providers
Brenikov Associates Ltd, Newcastle Upon Ttyne Summary of grades awarded: Effectiveness of provision Good: Grade 2 Capacity to improve Good: Grade 2 Achievement and…
Providers press DCSF for E2E funding assurance this year
Training providers are seeking assurance from the Government after Alistair Darling’s Budget failed to declare funding for the Entry to Employment (E2E) programme this year.…
NEETs respond to Budget’s Flexible New Deal
When Chancellor Alistair Darling released his much awaited budget report this Wednesday one particular demographic would soon hear their fate. Other wise known as NEETs…
Welsh colleges welcome Darling’s £38m
Colleges in Wales have urged the Welsh Assembly Government (WAG) to invest the £38m, which was singled out in yesterday’s Budget for Wales’ colleges, in…
Budget 2009: FE and Skills round-up
Chancellor Alistair Darling said the government aimed to "create and support as many as 250,000 jobs" as he outlined today’s Budget, which included additional training…
Ashfield NEET combating initiative welcomes new manager
Sarah Le-Good is set to become the new manager for a pioneering college initiative re-engaging young people through education in Ashfield. West Nottinghamshire College’s Ashfield…
Engineering more geographically diverse than other professions, says report
According to a report published earlier this week, by Alan Milburn MP’s Cabinet Office Panel on Fair Access to the Professions, by comparison with other…
Ofsted round-up – This week: Inspectors visit councils across the UK
Slough Borough Council Summary of grades awarded: Effectiveness of provision Good: Grade 2 Capacity to improve Good: Grade 2 Achievement and standards Good: Grade…