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Iconic red carpet rolled out for Stanmor…
Dec 14, 2018 / Sector News
The red carpet was rolled out for Stanmore College’s Annual Awards’ Evening on Thursday, 13th December. This evening celebrated the success of students who completed their studies at the College...
Students renovate dilapidated day centre…
Dec 14, 2018 / Sector News
COLEG CAMBRIA students are renovating a dilapidated community centre while a new £4million adult day care facility is being built Construction trainees have been busy painting fences and benches, plastering walls...
Lack of role models hinders the #FutureO…
Dec 14, 2018 / FE Video
The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) has today warned that the lack of suitable role models for school-aged children is hindering the UK’s chances of addressing the engineering skills shortage...
Former Finalist Takes Part in Fine Dinin…
Dec 14, 2018 / Sector News
With the deadline for entries less than a week away, former Country Range Student Chef Challenge finalist Sean Comiskey is demonstrating why the Challenge has been so beneficial to his...
Business leader Carole Carson joins Prog…
Dec 14, 2018 / Executive Appointments
Business leader Carole Carson joins Progress to Excellence Ltd board BUSINESS leader Carole Carson has joined the board of Progress to Excellence Ltd as the Birkenhead-headquartered national training provider moves forward...
Truth or Convenient Narrative? There Is …
Dec 14, 2018 / Sector News
Why Apprentices Are ready To Fill The Tech Void. With the relentless rise of digital tech in the modern-day workplace, you’d be forgiven for thinking that employers were universally on top of their strategy for...
A splash in the sea for charity - studen…
Dec 14, 2018 / Sector News
A group of hardy students from Gower College Swansea have taken to the freezing cold waters of Caswell Bay to raise money for the Kenya Community Education Project (KCEP) charity. The...
External quality assurance of end-point …
Dec 14, 2018 / Sector News
Apprenticeship trailblazers can choose to approach Ofqual to provide external quality assurance for their apprenticeship EPA. If approached, Ofqual will review the apprenticeship assessment plan to ensure that it is possible...
Bath Half Family Fun Run 2019 sponsored …
Dec 14, 2018 / Sector News
The 2019 Bath Half Family Fun Run is now open for entries and with 1250 spaces for runners, it is set to be the biggest fun run the race organisers have held...
Brockenhurst College Biology students le…
Dec 14, 2018 / Sector News
First year Biology students at Brockenhurst College have extended their subject knowledge with visits to the Institute of Developmental Sciences at University Hospital Southampton. During their first trip, students worked alongside...
London School of Business and Finance la…
Dec 14, 2018 / Sector News
London School of Business and Finance (LSBF) has today announced the Global Bundling initiative, launching the MSc in Global Accounting (provided by The University of Law) combined with LSBF’s ACCA...
FutureLearn Partners with Amnesty Intern…
Dec 14, 2018 / Sector News
FutureLearn, the online social learning platform owned by The Open University, is partnering with the world’s leading human rights organisation, Amnesty International, to provide a free online course introducing learners to...
Open consultation: Changes to our rules …
Dec 14, 2018 / Sector News
Summary Updating our rules and guidance for GCSE, AS, A level and Project qualifications. This consultation closes at 11:45pm on 25 January 2019 Consultation description We are consulting on changes to our...
Newtown College Student Alice Yeoman rea…
Dec 14, 2018 / Sector News
Newtown College student Alice Yeoman secured a place in this year’s prestigious national finals of the WorldSkills UK competitions held in Birmingham. The nineteen year old from Borth was the only...
SDN's Apprenticeship Breakthrough Confer…
Dec 14, 2018 / Sector News
The SDN Apprenticeship Breakthrough Conference is being held on 29th April in Birmingham. This conference is different, it's for front-line trainers and won’t just be focused on policy – it...
Universities must eliminate equality gap…
Dec 13, 2018 / Sector News
Following a consultation process, the OfS has set itself ambitious targets to achieve equality of opportunity in higher education, and will now expect universities, colleges and other higher education providers...
The IFA wants feedback on new outline co…
Dec 13, 2018 / Sector News
The Institute for Apprenticeships has launched a consultation on five new T-levels to be taught from 2021 covering draft outline content for Technical Qualifications in Building Services Engineering, Digital Business Services...
Blazing a Trail with National Apprentice…
Dec 13, 2018 / Sector News
‘Blaze a Trail’ will be the theme for National Apprenticeship Week 2019 (NAW 2019), Apprenticeships and Skills minister Anne Milton announced today (13 December). NAW 2019 will run from 4 to...
Scrapping minimum spend on widening part…
Dec 13, 2018 / Sector News
Ofs decision to scrap minimum spending level for widening participation “a backward step”, says Impetus-PEF CEO. Commenting today on the results of the Office for Students consultation on new approaches to...
Travelex and Warwick Business School ‘Ac…
Dec 13, 2018 / Sector News
Travelex, the category leading foreign exchange specialist is pleased to announce their partnership with Warwick Business School, in delivering the first module of their leadership development programme, Accelerate. The collaboration is...
Building the future workforce: national …
Dec 13, 2018 / Sector News
National employment and skills specialist Seetec is pioneering local solutions to meeting regional skills needs. While Seetec brings sector expertise and experience of developing targeted skills programmes, it is building vital...
American Education System Ranks Last for…
Dec 13, 2018 / Sector News
SecurityScorecard, the leader in security ratings, today announced the release of the company’s latest research, The 2018 Education Cybersecurity Report. This report examines the shift to modern data collection and storage in...
Using quadcopters to get year 9 pupils i…
Dec 13, 2018 / Sector News
Aviation Minister helps Raytheon celebrate Britain’s young engineers Baroness Sugg CBE, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Transport, has joined with Raytheon to help celebrate some of Britain’s brightest young talents...
Shortlist revealed for Nationwide Studen…
Dec 13, 2018 / Sector News
The Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) has announced its shortlist of ten teams from across the UK going through to the final round of their student competition, The Pitch. Now in...
Prevent and counter-extremism in general…
Dec 13, 2018 / Sector News
How staff and learners in general further education (GFE) colleges reported they understand, implement and experience the Prevent duty, and how it affects learners. Documents Prevent and counter-extremism in general further education...
CompTIA Introduces Digital Badges for Ce…
Dec 13, 2018 / Sector News
CompTIA, the world’s leading technology industry association and the top provider of vendor-neutral skills certifications for technology professionals around the globe, today launched a new digital badging programme for its...
Your journey begins here: Barnsley Colle…
Dec 13, 2018 / Sector News
Barnsley College has produced a brand new part-time course guide, offering a wide range of courses for those who wish to carve out a career or simply explore a hobby. Courses...
Marine Job offers for students at Indust…
Dec 13, 2018 / Sector News
Falmouth Marine School students have been praised for their skills, knowledge and expertise by companies attending their annual Industry Day event. An incredible 58 Industry professionals from local, national and international...
Correspondence: MAT summary evaluations:…
Dec 13, 2018 / Sector News
Secretary of State for Education Damian Hinds’ letter to Ofsted about summary evaluations of multi-academy trusts (MATs). Documents MAT summary evaluations: Damian Hinds writes to Ofsted PDF, 167KB, 2 pages Details Damian Hinds writes...
Gap between disadvantaged pupils and the…
Dec 13, 2018 / Sector News
New data shows the gap between disadvantaged pupils and their peers in primary school is continuing to narrow New statistics published today (13 December) show that disadvantaged primary school pupils are...
Record proportion of English and Scottis…
Dec 13, 2018 / Sector News
33.7 per cent of all 18 year olds from England, and 26.7 per cent from Scotland, were accepted through UCAS to start an undergraduate course in 2018. Northern Ireland and...
University didn’t prepare us for work, s…
Dec 13, 2018 / Sector News
University degrees are not preparing UK graduates for the workplace according to a new survey by graduate IT training and services provider Sparta Global. The survey was completed by male and...
Research and analysis: Ofqual 2018 summe…
Dec 13, 2018 / Sector News
These reports covers GCSE, AS and A level exams taken during summer 2018. Documents GCSE, AS & A level Summer Report 2018 Ref: 18/6456/1PDF, 6.91MB, 21 pages Infographic: Summer exam series...
QA boosts cyber security training portfo…
Dec 13, 2018 / Sector News
Acquisition means QA now offers the broadest range of cyber accreditations in the UK QA, the UK’s largest tech training provider, today announced that it has acquired information security training company...
Most significant analysis of development…
Dec 13, 2018 / Sector News
Pioneering FE Sector Learning and Development Providers report from ETF sets out the evidence base for investment in workforce development. Further training on organisational performance including leadership, management and governance training...
Owning books boosts literacy and mental …
Dec 13, 2018 / Sector News
Middlesbrough Reads reaches out to children in need as new research reveals that owning books boosts children’s literacy and mental wellbeing The National Literacy Trust, the charity partnering with Middlesbrough Council...
Official Statistics: Reviews of marking …
Dec 13, 2018 / Sector News
Statistics on the number of reviews of marking and moderation (previously known as enquiries about results) for GCSE, AS and A level. Documents Reviews of marking and moderation for GCSE...
Official Statistics: Malpractice in GCSE…
Dec 13, 2018 / Sector News
Number of incidents of malpractice for GCSE, AS and A level in the summer exam series. Documents Malpractice for GCSE, AS and A level: summer 2018 exam series Ref: Ofqual/18/6448/1PDF...
Research and analysis: Grade outcomes in…
Dec 13, 2018 / Sector News
Analysis of the variability over time in the relationships between grades for the Extended Project Qualification (EPQ) and other variables. Documents An investigation of the variability in grade outcomes in...
Curriculum intent, implementation and im…
Dec 13, 2018 / Sector News
Amanda Spielman provides a commentary on phase 3 of Ofsted's research into the school curriculum: In January, I will consult on our new education inspection framework (EIF). As I have already...
Ofqual reports relating to GCSEs, AS and…
Dec 13, 2018 / Sector News
Our summer report is being published alongside reviews of marking and moderation statistics and a range of associated analyses. Ofqual has today (Thursday 13 December) published its review of GCSEs, AS...
NUS Scotland responds to Scottish Govern…
Dec 13, 2018 / Sector News
Responding to Scottish Government Draft Budget 2019/20, NUS Scotland President Liam McCabe said: “Today’s budget failed to state how the Government intends to invest in and deliver a student support system based...
Trailblazer Group for Level 3 Cybersecur…
Dec 13, 2018 / Sector News
Qufaro sponsors trailblazer group for Level Three cybersecurity apprenticeship in partnership with Global Knowledge UK ~ Increasing demand for apprentices specialising in cybersecurity ~ Representatives from a full spectrum of UK employers...
Former Young Enterprise entrepreneur imp…
Dec 13, 2018 / Sector News
Sabrina Stocker, the 22-year-old business owner from Middlesex, has impressed the nation by getting to the interview stage (week 11) of the BBC reality-competition series, The Apprentice. Sabrina has publicly acknowledged...
More support needed for ‘commuter studen…
Dec 13, 2018 / Sector News
The Government and higher education institutions should do more to support students who live away from campus – often in the parental home – and who commute long distances to...
FutureLearn partners with Public Health …
Dec 13, 2018 / Sector News
FutureLearn, the online social learning platform committed to transforming access to education on a global scale, will work with Public Health England (PHE) to coordinate online educational opportunities for an international audience...
Tackle Grade Inflation to Strengthen Voc…
Dec 12, 2018 / Sector News
Ofqual calls on awarding organisations to act to address risks to standards. Ofqual is today (12 Dec) publishing research that identifies evidence of grade inflation associated with internal assessment in some...
The Oscars of the Education World: Colle…
Dec 12, 2018 / Sector News
The Oscars of the Education World, the annual student COLS (College Outstanding Learner Success) ceremony took place at Kirklees College’s Waterfront Centre on Thursday 6th December as students were honoured...
Reformed Functional Skills Qualification…
Dec 12, 2018 / Sector News
Anne Milton MP's letter to Sally Collier on proposed guided learning hours for reformed Functional Skills qualifications: Dear Sally, I last wrote to you in August 2017 about our commitment to the...
18% of Christmas Day Workers paid Standa…
Dec 12, 2018 / Sector News
A new report from RIFT tax refunds has revealed the financial cuts by employees when rewarding their staff for working Christmas Day. The report, which was commissioned by the tax refund...
Department for Education official statis…
Dec 12, 2018 / Sector News
The Department for Education publishes official statistics on education and children. Contents Forthcoming publications Announcements Statistical collections Ad hoc statistics and data releases Archived statistics Contact us We use data we collect on schools, further and higher education...
Newham College Partners With Huawei
Dec 12, 2018 / Sector News
Newham College’s digital training provider, Digital Skills Solutions, has partnered with Huawei, one of the largest telecommunications equipment and services providers worldwide, to open a Huawei ICT Academy in Newham...
14-month construction placement brings q…
Dec 12, 2018 / Sector News
Local student Charlie Yellow is well on his way to becoming a quantity surveyor after landing a 14-month construction placement with top regional construction company Beard in Bristol. Twenty-three-year-old Charlie, who...
Beard’s ‘sandwich’ scheme helps Guildfor…
Dec 12, 2018 / Sector News
Guildford-based construction firm Beard is handing 20-year-old ‘sandwich’ trainee Lewis Simpson the tools to follow a career in construction through a year-long industry placement at the firm. ‘Sandwich’ students typically...
LEGO Engineers of the Future celebrated …
Dec 12, 2018 / Sector News
School children recognised for award-winning projects at event marking LEGO Education support for the Year of Engineering. Forty-four budding young engineers were the guests of honour at a special reception at...
Apply for Graduate Jobs in March for Bes…
Dec 12, 2018 / Sector News
JOBLIFT CALCULATES THE BEST MONTH TO APPLY FOR A GRADUATE JOB. Post-graduation, September, the start of the year; when is the best time to apply for a graduate job opening? Job search...
Second round of £5 million Taking Teachi…
Dec 12, 2018 / Sector News
Bids are being invited from colleges and post-16 providers to attract industry professionals to teach in further education The second round of the Taking Teaching Further (TTF) programme has opened today...
AELP throws weight behind trailblazer’s …
Dec 12, 2018 / Sector News
The Association of Employment and Learning Providers has come out strongly in favour of a growing sector campaign for a Business Administration apprenticeship standard at level 2. This follows disbelief...
16 to 19 education: funding allocations
Dec 12, 2018 / Sector News
Information about how 16 to 19 funding is allocated to colleges, providers, schools and academies. Contents 16 to 19 funding allocations 16 to 19 revenue funding allocations process academic year 2019 to 2020 16...
Dedicated EON Reality VR and AR Suite fo…
Dec 12, 2018 / Sector News
Classroom of the Future with EON Reality for Telford College: Leading the way with dedicated VR and AR Suite At college or sixth form, it’s rare that students get the change to...
Barnfield tutor makes the grade for pres…
Dec 12, 2018 / Sector News
Barnfield College is thrilled to announce one of its longstanding members of staff is one of a select cohort of education professionals to be awarded Advanced Teacher Status (ATS) from...
ESFA Update: 12 December 2018
Dec 12, 2018 / Sector News
Latest information and actions from the Education and Skills Funding Agency for academies, schools, colleges, local authorities and further education providers. Documents ESFA Update further education: 12 December 2018 HTML ESFA Update academies: 12...
Register of apprenticeship training prov…
Dec 12, 2018 / Sector News
Organisations that are eligible to receive government funding to train apprentices. Contents Applying to the register of apprenticeship training providers Choose an application route Check your eligibility Application guidance Removing an apprenticeship training provider from the...
Post 16 funding arrangements published f…
Dec 12, 2018 / Sector News
Post-16 funding letter for the 2019 to 2020 academic year published We have published our first combined post-16 funding letter, for the 2019 to 2020 academic year. The letter brings together the...
Funding for academic year 2019 to 2020 f…
Dec 12, 2018 / Sector News
A letter to post-16 education providers explaining the funding for academic year 2019 to 2020. Documents Letter to post-16 education providers explaining the funding for academic year 2019 to 2020 PDF, 274KB, 20...
How Formula protection funding will be a…
Dec 12, 2018 / Sector News
Information on formula protection funding and how it will be applied in 2019 to 2020 academic year. Contents Introduction Purpose Principles Calculating FPF for the 2019 to 2020 academic year Queries on formula protection funding Introduction This information...
Strengthening vocational and technical q…
Dec 12, 2018 / Sector News
Evaluation of the functioning of internal assessment in existing national technical and vocational qualifications. Documents Strengthening vocational and technical qualifications Ref: 18/6459/1PDF, 168KB, 7 pages An exploration of grade inflation in ‘older style’ level...
North Wales college praised after £20m r…
Dec 12, 2018 / Sector News
THE £21m redevelopment of Coleg Cambria’s Wrexham campus will begin in the New Year. Cambria’s Yale site is to undergo a major overhaul that will feature a three-storey complex equipped with...
19+ funding allocations
Dec 12, 2018 / Sector News
Information on how ESFA funded adult education budget, advanced learner loans, 16 to 18 traineeships and non-procured apprenticeship funding is allocated to providers. Contents Introduction: 19+ allocations Allocations for the 2019 to 2020...
Success in the U.S for Former NPTC Group…
Dec 12, 2018 / Sector News
Former NPTC Group of Colleges’ student and alumni, Conrad Roberts, has been named the new director of University Press of Kansas (UPK). The publishing organisation was founded in 1946 and represents...
Office for Students calls for ideas to s…
Dec 12, 2018 / Sector News
The call offers up to £50,000 for bids which will develop new approaches to attracting students and delivering teaching through these programmes. All universities and colleges offering higher education courses in...
2019 Festival of Learning award nominati…
Dec 12, 2018 / Sector News
Festival of Learning Awards recognise the outstanding achievements of adult learners and aim to inspire others to discover how learning can benefit them, their families and communities. Learning and Work Institute...
Frenkel Topping scoops Employer of the Y…
Dec 12, 2018 / Sector News
Frenkel Topping win Employer of the Year Commendation Award. Frenkel Topping has scooped the Employer of the Year Commendation Award at the recent City of Manchester Business Awards (COMBA) for its...
First for charity as pupil referral unit…
Dec 12, 2018 / Sector News
Some young people in Blackpool have taken part in a unique project, aimed at helping youngsters understand the opportunities for careers in the Science, Engineering and Technology industries. For the first...
Oxford Direct Services help Oxford Brook…
Dec 12, 2018 / Sector News
Oxford Direct Services (ODS) has secured a two-year extension, worth up to £400,000, to its recycling and waste management contract with Oxford Brookes University. The contract extension comes after an initial...
Robotics experts from industry, academia…
Dec 12, 2018 / Sector News
JURY ANNOUNCED FOR EPSON’S FIRST EVER WIN-A-ROBOT COMPETITION IN EUROPE, THE MIDDLE EAST AND RUSSIA Epson are proud to announce the jury of the 2018 win-a-robot contest, as five experts representing...
Workplace wellbeing – is it working?
Dec 12, 2018 / Sector News
Employee wellbeing is being compromised by a lack of understanding of how to implement effective programmes, reveals the latest research from the British Safety Council Only one in six (17 per...
Access to Higher Education student wins …
Dec 12, 2018 / Sector News
A West London College student, Zoe Ellis won runner-up for the OCN London Annual Michael Sargent Bursary Award for Outstanding Commitment to Study. Zoe, who is now studying a BSc Nursing...
NWRC student and lecturer recognised at …
Dec 12, 2018 / Sector News
A North West Regional College graduate has been named Creative Student of the Year at the NI Creative & Cultural Skills Awards hosted at the College’s Strand Road Campus. Ethan Kelly picked...
Ready reckoners and transition matrices …
Dec 12, 2018 / Sector News
Ready reckoners to calculate progress scores for pupils and schools, and transition matrices of GCSE subject grades by prior attainment. Documents Progress 8 pupil ready reckoner 2017 (revised) MS Excel Spreadsheet, 313KB This file...
Ofsted Early Years Pedagogy and Practice…
Dec 12, 2018 / Sector News
Ofsted has appointed a range of experts and professionals from universities, schools and pre-schools, to join its new Early Years Pedagogy and Practice Forum. The 22 experts were selected from more...
The UK recruitment industry grew by 11% …
Dec 12, 2018 / Sector News
Recruiters and associated HR services placed over 1.1 million people into permanent jobs in 2017/18, and were responsible for placing more than 1 million agency workers on any given day...
‘Thirsty’ work for NPTC Group of College…
Dec 12, 2018 / Sector News
NPTC Group of Colleges’ Nidum Arts Centre welcomed the award winning ‘Paper Birds’ for a special production and masterclass recently. The College’s drama students were treated to a performance of ‘Thirsty’...
Human rights in learning disability inpa…
Dec 12, 2018 / Sector News
The Joint Committee on Human Rights will hear from people with learning disabilities who have been detained, and from family members of people with autism who have been detained. Wed 12...
Landscape/horticulture supervisor
Dec 12, 2018 / Sector News
Reference Number: ST0226 Details of standard Occupational profile: Horticulture and Landscape Supervisors can be employed to oversee work in public parks and gardens, green spaces and historic gardens, private gardens and estates or...
Everybody should have access to GREAT Em…
Dec 11, 2018 / Sector News
Shadow Minister Mike Amesbury’s speech from the ERSA Annual Conference last Wednesday (5 December): Thank you for inviting me today. 4 and a half months in, I’m quickly approaching the point...
Alexa, how can I educate my students abo…
Dec 11, 2018 / Sector News
Cyber Discovery is a free, extra-curricular programme, delivered by SANS Institute for the UK Government, that is open to students aged 14-18 across England, Scotland and Northern Ireland. It uses games, challenges...
Technology should be used to make proces…
Dec 11, 2018 / Sector News
Spending your time running around chasing parents to pay transport invoices, or making last minute bookings and then scrambling to tell the drivers? For many schools this sounds familiar, however it...
Athena Fund Reaches Milestone by Providi…
Dec 11, 2018 / Sector News
Athena Fund, a non-profit organization working to empower Israeli teachers, today announced that it has provided mobile computers and professional training to 20,000 school and kindergarten teachers. Depending on the...
Association of Colleges supporting the g…
Dec 11, 2018 / Sector News
Today, (11 Dec), the Social Mobility Commission (SMC) hosted its launch event to introduce the new Commissioners and to set out the vision for the organisation. As part of this...
