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Brett Wigdortz’s lifelong mission is t…
Jun 25, 2021 / Executive Appointments
HM The Queen has reappointed Brett Wigdortz as Chair of the National Citizen Service Trust for a second term of two years commencing on 12 July 2021 until 11 July...
Good for ME Good for FE - 95 colleges en…
Jun 25, 2021 / Sector News
Within just a week of its launch, 95 colleges have added their support to the new #GoodforMeGoodforFE community action initiative, which is being spearheaded by three principals. Sam Parrett (London South East Colleges)...
Browne Jacobson appointed to prestigious…
Jun 24, 2021 / Sector News
@brownejacobson has been appointed to the London Universities Purchasing Consortium’s (LUPC) national legal services framework agreement. Browne Jacobson was one of only two firms amongst the 17 firms appointed this year...
What do PTAs do and why should you join …
Jun 24, 2021 / Sector News
This week is @Parentkind’s #NationalPTAWeek! To mark the week @EducationGovUK put your questions to the chair and secretary of a Parent Teacher Association (PTA) from a school in Gloucestershire to find out...
Spark Careers partners with ScreenSkills…
Jun 24, 2021 / Sector News
@SparkCareersApp, the unique careers and live employer engagement app, joined forces with industry-led skills body for the screen industries, @UKScreenSkills, to deliver a live ‘Careers in Gaming’ event for secondary school students...
Engineering students discover more at co…
Jun 24, 2021 / Sector News
Engineering students at City and Islington College (CANDI) discovered more about ground works and archaeology being undertaken at a construction a site in central London. Thirteen students visited the Middlesex Hospital...
Unizest launches new e-current account f…
Jun 24, 2021 / Sector News
E-current account provider Unizest has launched in the UK with support from Mastercard and Railsbank. Unizest’s mission goes beyond traditional fintech solutions, as the company aims to create the best start for...
UK’s first occupational traineeship fo…
Jun 24, 2021 / Sector News
A new generation of traineeship begins this week at Hartlepool College (@hartlepoolfe) for 20 bricklaying learners. Starting on 21 June, it involves a training programme in a working site environment to build a bungalow and garage, followed by a work placement with a local construction employer to gain vital on-the-job experience. Employers receive £1,000 per trainee they take...
MPs to debate a petition relating to Bla…
Jun 24, 2021 / Sector News
#CurriculumDiversityDebate - On Monday 28 June, MPs will debate e-petition 324092, relating to Black history and cultural diversity in the curriculum. Chris Evans, member of the Petitions Committee, will open the...
The Progress Group welcome Sumita Chopra…
Jun 24, 2021 / Executive Appointments
National education and training specialists, The Progress Group, have welcomed Sumita Chopra to their Senior Leadership Team. Sumita brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to her new role as...
Online project to enhance apprenticeship…
Jun 24, 2021 / Sector News
The six Further Education Colleges in NI have collaborated to produce a package of resources to promote and enhance the apprenticeship scheme. Economy Minister Paul Frew MLA joined James Hegarty and...
Educational Equity For All Students with…
Jun 24, 2021 / Sector News
#DigitalPoverty - Next Gen TV Prototype Shows How Educational Equity Can Be Achieved For All Students The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) has collaborated with Howard University Middle School of Mathematics...
University of Birmingham launches three …
Jun 24, 2021 / Sector News
The University of Birmingham (@unibirmingham) has launched three new innovative online programmes as it continues to meet the growing demand for high quality online programmes. The three new programmes build on...
Kaede Sugano and Kell Johnston have been…
Jun 24, 2021 / Sector News
@BigBangUKSTEM - Winners of The Big Bang UK Young Scientists & Engineers Competition Announced Kaede, a Year 12 student from Rugby School in Rugby was crowned GSK UK Young Engineer of the...
Cranfield women lead the way as national…
Jun 24, 2021 / Sector News
Cranfield University (@CranfieldUni) has achieved national award success with two engineers being named as winners in the 2021 Top 50 Women in Engineering (WE50) and two others reaching the final...
University of Salford’s Festival of Re…
Jun 24, 2021 / Sector News
@SalfordUni - Taking place from Wednesday 30 June to Friday 9 July, there’s something for everyone at the University of Salford’s Festival of Research - from inspirational talks from comedy legend, bestselling author and mental health campaigner Ruby Wax OBE, to ‘flipping...
WORLD LITERACY FOUNDATION CALLS FOR NOMI…
Jun 24, 2021 / Sector News
Nominations open today for the World Literacy Awards 2021 that recognize the work of outstanding people, programs and organizations making a significant contribution within their communities, nationally or globally to improve literacy The disruptions to...
CITB appoints Jackie Ducker as new Custo…
Jun 24, 2021 / Executive Appointments
@CITB_UK has appointed Jackie Ducker as the organisation’s new Customer and Product Director, replacing the outgoing Braden Connolly. Jackie steps into her new role on 5 July. Jackie has a strong...
New training partnership helps meet disa…
Jun 24, 2021 / Sector News
@UKPowerNetworks, the UK’s biggest electricity distributor has launched a new training partnership with the charity @Scope to better help disabled customers. UK Power Networks, which distributes electricity to 8.3 million homes...
Genius Group Launch Global Education Sum…
Jun 24, 2021 / Sector News
Genius Group (@Geniususocial) have announced their upcoming 2-day Global Education Summit, taking place virtually on 8th and 9th July 2021. The Global Education Summit will offer educators, trainers, coaches, speakers...
UK employees working £4.2 billion in fr…
Jun 24, 2021 / Sector News
Unpaid overtime soars since advent of COVID-19: Essential workers putting in nearly 9 unpaid hours per week The amount of unpaid overtime that workers around the world are doing has soared...
Ulster University and Pearson announce m…
Jun 24, 2021 / Sector News
@UlsterUni and @Pearson, the world’s leading learning company, have today announced a major new partnership which will enable students globally to study career-focused, world-class courses online. Building on the University’s strong...
Tilbury Douglas Hands Over £6 Million …
Jun 24, 2021 / Sector News
@Tilbury_Douglas has completed another successful scheme in the education sector after handing over a project to modernise The Cedars Academy in Birstall, Leicestershire. The redevelopment of the Academy, part of...
Spike in wellbeing courses for the workp…
Jun 24, 2021 / Sector News
@PhoenixHSC -SPIKE in wellbeing and stress awareness leads to demand in workplace education courses In recent days there has been plenty of push back from employees in regards to returning to...
Diane’s lockdown learning worthy of th…
Jun 24, 2021 / Sector News
A Barrow mum who was struggling to find work during the pandemic has used her spare time during lockdown to complete qualifications and find new work, with the support of...
Award Winning artist joins Guildford Col…
Jun 24, 2021 / Sector News
Guildford College is delighted to welcome artist Jill Iliffe to their Creative Industries faculty based at their Stoke Road campus. Jill will be delivering workshops through the college’s Learning for Leisure Summer programme, ‘I Wish I Could...’, in July, based...
St Helens College and Knowsley Community…
Jun 24, 2021 / Sector News
The University and College Union (@UCU) today (Thursday) slammed SK College Group – which runs St Helens College and Knowsley Community College - for its plans to axe 22 staff...
Emma Wins Bronze at Skills Competition W…
Jun 24, 2021 / Sector News
Students from across NPTC Group of Colleges (@NPTCGroup) continued to impress at this year’s Skills Competition Wales (@WorldSkillsUKW) as further winners were announced in the second of the two online award ceremonies. ...
Wadham College, University of Oxford, an…
Jun 24, 2021 / Sector News
A substantial social mobility programme to support school and college students from less advantaged socio-economic backgrounds aspiring to study law and join the legal profession is announced today (24 Jun)...
Still the most wonderful job in the worl…
Jun 24, 2021 / Sector News
NAHT, keynote speaker, Lord Sebastian Coe, commenting ahead of today's (Thursday 24 June) Inspiring Leadership Conference for members of school leaders' union, said: “I’m delighted to address NAHT’s Inspirational Leaders Conference...
‘You are not alone’ - Senior leaders…
Jun 24, 2021 / Sector News
Today (Thursday 24th June 2021), a group of school leaders are launching a book that shares their experiences of being Black, Asian and minority ethnic teachers and leaders, and the difficulties...
New book shares experiences of racism an…
Jun 24, 2021 / Sector News
Today (Thursday 24th June 2021), a group of school leaders are launching a book that shares their experiences of being Black, Asian and minority ethnic teachers and leaders, and the difficulties...
Universities should extend their widenin…
Jun 24, 2021 / Sector News
ACCESS TO POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION NEW FRONTIER IN SOCIAL MOBILITY Government loans introduced in 2015 have enabled low- and moderate-income students to undertake postgraduate study, but rising tuition fees risk wiping out...
International Women in Engineering Day 2…
Jun 23, 2021 / Sector News
Today (23 Jun) is International Women in Engineering Day. It’s a day where we celebrate the amazing work of women within the engineering sector. According to the Engineering UK 2018 report...
Kortext raises £15m from dmg ventures t…
Jun 23, 2021 / Sector News
@Kortext raises £15m from @dmg_ventures to accelerate platform development roadmap Student demand for Kortext platform has risen 300% in one year 50 jobs created and Zwillenberg joins Kortext board Kortext, the UK’s market...
Inspirational South Eastern Regional Col…
Jun 23, 2021 / Sector News
@S_ERC Lecturer wins @Pearson National Silver Award in The Award for FE Lecturer of the Year Selected from thousands of nominations, Paul Mercer, a South Eastern Regional College (SERC) lecturer from...
The government needs to step up its reco…
Jun 23, 2021 / Sector News
Education Select Committee session with @GavinWilliamson Paul Whiteman, general secretary of school leaders’ union NAHT, said: “Today’s select committee session covered a lot of ground and the Secretary of State’s comments...
INSPIRATIONAL FURTHER EDUCATION LECTURER…
Jun 23, 2021 / Sector News
Further education staff honoured as Schools #andColleges across the country celebrate #ThankaTeacherDay to highlight families’ gratitude to school staff Selected from thousands of nominations, 13 Further Education lecturers have been honoured...
How to Keep Your Hybrid Workforce Engage…
Jun 23, 2021 / Sector News
How to keep your hybrid working team engaged The way businesses operate has changed significantly since the first national lockdown in March 2020. But arguably one of the biggest changes has...
£4.3 million for research to help shape…
Jun 23, 2021 / Sector News
The Nuffield Foundation (@NuffieldFound) has awarded £4.3 million for two ambitious research programmes to improve working life for people in light of huge technological changes and the aftermath of the...
Military students pave the way to honour…
Jun 23, 2021 / Sector News
Military students from across Wearside are honouring those who have served before them in a pioneering UK initiative. The Veterans’ Walk, at Sunderland’s Mowbray Park, is a pathway of more than...
PlanBEE Manchester builds on success of …
Jun 23, 2021 / Sector News
A powerful industry-led consortium in Manchester is looking to build on the success of an award-winning higher apprenticeship scheme developed in Newcastle to create skilled jobs in the construction sector. Manchester...
Is Digital Transformation the Answer to …
Jun 23, 2021 / Sector News
Small to medium enterprises (SMEs) are essential to the UK economy. The government has noted that they contribute to 99.9 per cent of all private sector business in the country...
New innovations – Lettuce Wall at Newt…
Jun 23, 2021 / Sector News
Newtown College (Part of @NPTCGroup of Colleges) is going all green-fingered as it introduces a new Horticulture course. This exciting new addition has brought with it a new collaboration with...
York St John University supports UK driv…
Jun 23, 2021 / Sector News
With Covid-19 underlining the need to restructure and retrain staff in the workplace, York St John University (@YorkStJohn) has unveiled its latest degree apprenticeship – BSc (Hons) Project Management –...
International Women in Engineering Day: …
Jun 23, 2021 / Sector News
#INWED21 @UniKent - To celebrate International Women in Engineering Day (23 June), researchers from the University of Kent’s School of Engineering and Digital Arts (EDA), explain their career journeys in...
ACS International Schools wins Silver Aw…
Jun 23, 2021 / Sector News
ACS International Schools (@ACSintschools) has been announced as one of 102 @Pearson National Teaching Silver Award winners across the country. Selected from thousands of nominations, ACS received the honour in...
Siemens targets gender parity in Early C…
Jun 23, 2021 / Sector News
#INWED21 - @Siemens is aiming for gender parity in its Early Careers recruitment to increase the number of #WomenInEngineering. Latest figures from its core businesses show 43% of those enrolled on...
Land-based college to host centenary ope…
Jun 23, 2021 / Sector News
A SPECIAL centenary open day will be held at one of the country’s top land-based colleges. Coleg Cambria Llysfasi will host the Open Day event from 10am-2pm on Saturday (June 26). Adhering...
New, Next or Never Normal? Figuring Out …
Jun 23, 2021 / Sector News
Sector leaders from across the further and higher education landscape have shared their insights and experiences from meeting the challenges of the covid-19 pandemic in a new report ‘New, Next...
New procurement framework to help school…
Jun 23, 2021 / Sector News
Outsourced ICT procurement gets easier with a new framework from the CPC, joined by AdEPT Education Flexible and adaptable ICT services have become critical for schools and educational establishments during the...
City College Plymouth Students’ genero…
Jun 23, 2021 / Sector News
After being blown away by the response of students and staff to City College Plymouth’s Foodbank appeal, the College has been able to extend its support to those facing financial...
CEO of Qube Learning named Most Influent…
Jun 23, 2021 / Sector News
Directing an organisation that is shaping the way for education provision and employment support across the nation, the CEO of Qube Learning, Joe Crossley, has been labelled the Most Influential...
Meet Merlyn, the world’s first digital…
Jun 23, 2021 / Sector News
@C_learning_net Announce Exclusive Partnership With Merlyn Mind & Getech to Bring a #DigitalAssistant to the Classrooms of the UK, Providing Teachers with the Freedom To Focus on What They Care...
Office for Students to examine assessmen…
Jun 23, 2021 / Sector News
#RethinkingAssessment - The Office for Students (@OfficeStudents) has today (23 Jun) launched a review of the use of ‘inclusive’ assessment practices that disregard poor spelling, punctuation and grammar when students’...
Energy and utilities companies celebrate…
Jun 23, 2021 / Sector News
#INWED21 - Celebrating existing #EngineeringHeroes via Energy & Utilities Jobs collaboration The energy and utilities sector today [23 June] marked International Women in Engineering Day with a series of case studies...
Saba University School of Medicine Partn…
Jun 23, 2021 / Sector News
Today (23 Jun), Saba University School of Medicine (@SabaUniv), a leading Caribbean medical school, announced a pathway partnership agreement with UK-based University of South Wales (@UniSouthWales). The partnership will offer qualified...
Architectural engineering student qualif…
Jun 23, 2021 / Sector News
A final year architectural engineering student has realised a lifetime ambition after being selected for Team GB’s Tokyo 2020 Olympic swimming squad. Laura Stephens, a butterfly specialist, was confirmed in the...
New Programme launches to Tackle The Und…
Jun 23, 2021 / Sector News
The Equal Group and City Hall extend the Greater London Authority (GLA) Workforce Integration Network (WIN) Design Labs aimed at tackling the underemployment of young Black men in London. With the...
Konica Minolta awarded Multifunction Dev…
Jun 23, 2021 / Sector News
Konica Minolta Business Solutions (UK) Ltd is pleased to announce it has been awarded a new Multifunction Device Contract (UCAM 022-20) as Preferred Supplier for the University of Cambridge. The...
Supercharging student success with educa…
Jun 23, 2021 / Sector News
New Talent Fashion (NTF) – a platform to empower and showcase upcoming fashion talent – has tailored their Student Hub, making the subscription exclusive to only its partners and education. A...
Looking ahead - how can HE Careers Servi…
Jun 23, 2021 / Sector News
For most university leaders, change has been the only constant over the last eighteen months. When the Covid pandemic hit our shores and campuses all over the country closed, the...
Former Coventry College student aims to …
Jun 23, 2021 / Sector News
A former @CoventryCollege student has achieved his boyhood dream after becoming the host of a new @BBC radio show. Dan Sambell, from Rugby, first wanted to go on the airwaves when...
Imperial graduate wins both Fulbright an…
Jun 23, 2021 / Sector News
Dr Harun KhanMedicine graduate Dr Harun Khan has won both the Fulbright Nursten Award in Medical Studies and a Kennedy scholarship to study at Harvard University. Dr Harun Khan is one...
University of Plymouth academic named a…
Jun 23, 2021 / Sector News
#WE50 - An academic from the University of Plymouth (@PlymUni) has been named as one of the UK’s female engineering heroes. Alison Raby, Professor of Environmental Fluid Mechanics and Head of the COAST Engineering Research Group...
Bauer Media UK to Recruit Over 60 Young …
Jun 23, 2021 / Sector News
More young people urged to #Kickstart their careers with @BauerMedia UK - Further opportunities for young and diverse people to begin their career in Radio, Audio and Publishing with one of...
Thousands of schools left behind in digi…
Jun 23, 2021 / Sector News
Schools are at risk of falling behind the curve due to a lack of technological investment in crucial support processes, according to "Tech and School Transport" a new study into...
74% of workers in education volunteered …
Jun 23, 2021 / Sector News
@bemoreboundless #PublicServiceDay - 74% of workers in education volunteered or raised money during the pandemic Survey reveals astonishing story of UK’s big-hearted key workers on Public Service Day Almost three-quarters of those working in...
NEWCASTLE COLLEGE CELEBRATES INTERNATION…
Jun 23, 2021 / Sector News
#INWED21 - Newcastle College (@NCLCollege) is hoping to inspire the next generation of women in engineering this International Women in Engineering Day (IWED) by celebrating its students who have gone on to...
£483 million investment to boost and im…
Jun 23, 2021 / Sector News
Pupils across England are set to benefit from improved school facilities, thanks to almost half a billion pounds being invested in school buildings this year. Funding to keep over 1,000 schools...
First industry-wide flexible working pil…
Jun 23, 2021 / Sector News
Timewise (Timewise.co.uk), the flexible working consultants today publish the results of their ground-breaking Timewise Construction Pioneers programme – an 18 month project that has re-designed shift patterns in onsite roles...
Overwhelming Skills Crisis in Financial …
Jun 23, 2021 / Sector News
Research commissioned by people analytics company @Visier reveals that the majority of UK HR leaders in financial services companies (84 per cent) believe their business is facing a skills issue...
National Thank a Teacher Campaign calls …
Jun 23, 2021 / Sector News
#HowWillYouSayThankYou? @cbbc Blue Peter’s @Adam_byt kick-starts #NationalThankaTeacherCampaign ahead of National Teacher Day on June 23. Along with @PixieLott, @BegumNadiya and @MichaelMorpugo Blue Peter’s Adam Beales is today kick-starting a campaign launched one month out from National...
White working class pupils are being ‘…
Jun 22, 2021 / Sector News
It is important to look at why places with low social mobility coincide with certain demographic groups, says @SamuelWright78 @SMCommission Our response to the Education Select Committee’s report The forgotten: how...
UCEN Manchester wins at national Whatuni…
Jun 22, 2021 / Sector News
UCEN Manchester has won the Student Support category in the prestigious Whatuni? Student Choice Awards 2021. The student judging panel of the national awards deemed higher education provider, UCEN Manchester, a worthy winner...
Teachers want to encourage children to t…
Jun 22, 2021 / Sector News
The research, led by the University of Bristol, is the largest of its kind in the UK and involved asking 626 primary and secondary teachers across England their views on...
Impact 12 to support social ventures cre…
Jun 22, 2021 / Sector News
TWELVE UNIVERSITIES JOIN FORCES TO LAUNCH IMPACT INVESTMENT FUND Twelve leading universities have joined forces to create an impact investment fund, Impact 12, to support mission-led university ventures. University of Cambridge Coventry University The...
How effective is the careers advice give…
Jun 22, 2021 / Sector News
@LordsYouthUnemp ask How effective is the careers advice given in schools? At what age should young people begin to be taught about careers? Are young people told enough about technical pathways post-16? What...
Schools and colleges are now managing ce…
Jun 22, 2021 / Sector News
In my statement on Renew and Reform, I confirmed to putting learners first – supporting their well-being and confidence, and providing opportunities to develop key skills and knowledge to enable...
TAKUMI, Digilearning and MAD//Fest Join …
Jun 22, 2021 / Sector News
Leading influencer marketing agency TAKUMI has teamed up with Digilearning, MAD//Fest London and broadcaster @JuneSarpong to support people who are under-represented in the advertising industry get their first big break. The...
New Report Reveals The Amount England Be…
Jun 22, 2021 / Sector News
The cost of inadequate early years support to the economy of England is more than £16 billion a year – almost equivalent to 20% of departmental spending on schools and...
These Successful UK Industries Are Faili…
Jun 22, 2021 / Sector News
Time and time again, businesses have shown that those who have a diverse workforce perform the best. So why are so many companies in the UK far from achieving an...
Business School students win prestigious…
Jun 22, 2021 / Sector News
Two @ImperialCollege MBA students have won the Edie Hunt Inspiration Award by the Forté Foundation for developing and encouraging outstanding female leadership. Alberta Asafo-Asamoah and Aoife Considine, students on Imperial’s Full-Time...
Greenwich partnership offers new route t…
Jun 22, 2021 / Sector News
The University of Greenwich (@UniofGreenwich) is celebrating the launch of a new partnership to provide international students with foundation diplomas for UK degrees The new Oxford International London Centre (OILC) is...
600 staff at 49 prisons out on strike to…
Jun 22, 2021 / Sector News
@ucu - 600 staff at 49 prisons out on strike tomorrow in Covid safety dispute. Full list of prisons and young offender institutes where UCU staff are on strike is below. Around 600...
Dr. Martin Longden visits project focusi…
Jun 22, 2021 / Sector News
Dr. Martin Longden visited UK-funded projects in Saida, Tyre, and Bint Jbeil, underlining the UK’s continued support to the people of Lebanon In Tyre, Dr. Longden visited the Imam Sadr Foundation...
DISADVANTAGED TEENS SET FOR INCREDIBLE A…
Jun 22, 2021 / Sector News
Manchester’s teenagers are set to get hands-on experience with some of the world’s most rare and wonderful wildlife @HopwoodHall Hopwood Hall College and University Centre is launching its Animal Academy, an exciting...
Virtual awards celebrate achievement of …
Jun 22, 2021 / Sector News
COLEG CAMBRIA (@colegcambria) learners have achieved incredible things in the past year. And they were recognised at the college’s annual Student Awards. Sadly, a ceremony could not take place due to the...
People in Greater Manchester asked for v…
Jun 22, 2021 / Sector News
GMCA has developed proposals for 10-year strategy to tackle gender-based violence, which predominantly affects women and girls Early engagement feedback leads to name change Commitments expanded to include working with minoritized populations...
Transforming gaming gods into business t…
Jun 22, 2021 / Sector News
An exciting new Esports course at @Lborocollege is set to power up careers in the booming gaming industry. The new programme will help students gain BTEC qualifications in a range of gaming industry-related...
