The Arts Council announces first FE colleges to receive Artsmark award

Fri, 18 May 2012 13:41:19 +0100

The Arts Council will reveal the first ever Artsmark awards to be granted to FE colleges early next week. The Artsmark...

Examination stress: a mental toughness perspective

Thu, 17 May 2012 10:34:40 +0100

It is that time of year when all of the effort put into teaching and learning comes to fruition –...

£270m a year down the drain on failed recruitment - can technology help?

Wed, 16 May 2012 14:02:44 +0100

Learning technology has come on leaps and bounds in the last few years. An interactive whiteboard used to be as...

Audits clear A4e of fraud

Tue, 15 May 2012 15:14:35 +0100

Welfare-to-work firm A4e has announced that it has been cleared of fraud under audits undertaken by the Department of Work...

269 employers bid for £250m vocational training pilot

Tue, 15 May 2012 14:38:19 +0100

A £250m government pilot set up to help businesses design and develop their own vocational training programmes has received...

Further Education recruitment tips

Tue, 15 May 2012 00:00:00 +0100

Have you seen those jobs that appear regularly in the Sunday Times looking for a Chief Executive or Director? As...

India’s educational sector widens the field for UK based FE providers

Mon, 14 May 2012 00:00:00 +0100

The burgeoning landscape of India’s educational field has received a welcome boost in interest with the new Foreign Educational Institutions...

Third of adults have not participated in learning since leaving full-time education, says survey

Mon, 14 May 2012 00:00:00 +0100

More than one-third of adults have not participated in learning since leaving full-time education, a survey has revealed. The annual survey...

Tougher apprenticeships will signal an end for Britain’s ‘conveyor belt’ of skills

Fri, 11 May 2012 11:28:13 +0100

The Government’s announcement to lengthen the duration of apprenticeships will help to ensure better quality workers which is vital for...

Wales offers £3k to encourage more student teachers to work in FE

Thu, 10 May 2012 15:14:15 +0100

The Welsh government is offering student teachers grants of up to £3,000 for the 2012/13 academic year to encourage more...

LSIS announces 5 new board trustees

Wed, 09 May 2012 20:09:50 +0100

The Learning and Skills Improvement Service (LSIS) has unveiled the next five trustees who will join its 12-strong board for...

Young people view links to employers as the key to their career success

Tue, 08 May 2012 20:43:07 +0100

Of all of the challenges our country faces, the number of unemployed young people will cause the most long-term damage. ...

The potential for economic growth ‘shackled’ by a deficit in leadership and management skills

Mon, 07 May 2012 20:04:20 +0100

A new startling statistic, if not an entirely surprising fact, reveals just 58 percent of employees are satisfied with their...

Nearly 10,000 attain QTLS status, says IfL

Fri, 04 May 2012 15:11:10 +0100

Nearly 10,000 teachers and trainers in the FE and skills sector have attained Qualified Teacher Learning and Skills (QTLS) status,...

Approaches to change

Wed, 02 May 2012 20:34:25 +0100

Last month I wrote about Wisdom Councils and today I want to carry on talking a bit about why participative...

£270m wasted recruiting for 'hard-to-fill' jobs

Wed, 02 May 2012 15:02:08 +0100

A report published by online education service LearnDirect has shown that approximately £270 million is wasted a year as companies...

ATL criticises performance-related pay recommendations

Tue, 01 May 2012 16:08:07 +0100

Plans being considered by ministers to forge stronger links between pay and classroom performance have been strongly criticised by the...

Find out how you can address student plagiarism

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0100

Plagiarism is a growing concern in all areas of education, and further education institutions have a responsibility to ensure students...

Maggie Galliers appointed AoC President

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 16:47:57 +0100

A life-long champion of Further Education, Maggie Galliers CBE, will hope to promote the sector further after becoming President-Elect of...

459 Havering College students given unforgettable Olympic gift

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 15:54:43 +0100

Precisely 459 students from Havering College of Further and Higher Education have been selected to attend the Olympic Games for...