School and college funding: Education Committee questions education unions and school and college leaders –  today Tuesday 6 November at 10am http://www.fenews.co.uk/press-releases/21605-education-committee-questions-education-unions-and-school-and-college-leaders?utm_source=MadMimi&utm_medium=email&utm_content=FE+News+via+email+-+Daily+update&utm_campaign=20181102_m148053772_Daily+fenews+update+via+RSS&utm_term=Education+Committee+questions+education+unions+and+school+and+college+leaders The Education Committee is to question education trade unions and school and college leaders as part of its inquiry into school and college funding. The meeting will focus on the management of school and college finances,…
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The Office for National Statistics (ONS)  is undertaking some interesting work to help young people compare how they are doing compared to other young people. I can’t help wonder what might happen if a young person gets a very negative result? Depression, despair or disillusionment….or euphoria? Here’s a blog – https://blog.ons.gov.uk/2018/11/02/being-18-in-2018-a-young-persons-perspective-of-the-young-people-series/?utm_source=govdelivery&utm_medium=email https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/personalandhouseholdfinances/incomeandwealth/articles/howwellareyoudoingcomparedwithotheryoungpeople/2018-10-04 It states…It can be…
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  This Education Select Committee oral evidence session is worth a read. It sets out the key challenges facing schools, sixth forms and colleges when it comes to funding and sustainability. http://data.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/committeeevidence.svc/evidencedocument/education-committee/school-and-college-funding/oral/91625.html See also: Question 16 “Lucy Powell: Just finally on this point about the resits, and I will bring you in as well here, Emily.…
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Skills on the Move: Migrants in the Survey of Adult Skills Migration has been at the centre of political debate across the OECD in recent years. Drawing on data from the OECD Survey of Adult Skills (PIAAC), this report provides new evidence on differences in migrants’ characteristics and contexts and considers how these relate to the…
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  A NEW REPORT ‘Towards a Twenty-First Century Education System’ by Edge Future Learning This report commissioned by The Edge Foundation examines the current  education policy in England for those  up to the age of 16. It begins by analysing the current skills shortage in the labour market which it claims will be further enhanced following…
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The Chancellors’ Budget (October 2018) allocates £100 million for the first phase of the National Retraining Scheme (NRS).This will include “a new careers guidance service with expert advice to help people identify work opportunities in their area, and state-of-the-art courses combining online learning with traditional classroom teaching to develop key transferable skills.” I suspect this will focus on…
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The chancellor’s use of language in this afternoon’s Budget was patronising at best. Schools are facing real cuts and making real redundancies, writes Ed Dorrell at TES. https://www.tes.com/news/little-extras-extraordinarily-tone-deaf-choice-words Some reflections: – As schools are being asked to deliver more and more and following recent Headteacher and FE sector protests in Parliament the government is missing…
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Last night I watched Channel Four news which presented the grim reality of many young people in certain parts of the country facing hard times. Ironically, Nottingham isn’t an Opportunity Area Click on this link to watch and listen to the voices of young people: https://www.channel4.com/news/why-is-nottingham-the-hardest-place-in-uk-for-young-people-to-find-employment-or-training Now, you might expect that opportunities for young people…
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