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  • LONDON COUNCILS: YOUNG PEOPLE’S EDUCATION AND SKILLS

    LONDON COUNCILS: YOUNG PEOPLE’S EDUCATION AND SKILLS

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      Intelligent London puts the latest data on the education and skills of young people, professionally presented, at your fingertips. It makes the very best of data analysis and visualisation techniques so that those with an interest in supporting and promoting the interests of young people can easily access reliable data that looks great. http://www.intelligentlondon.org.uk/?utm_campaign=9960304_Intelligent%20London%20-%20October%202018&utm_medium=email&utm_source=London%20Councils&dm_i=192K,5XHF4,JS26QF,N7O82,1…

  • WE NEED TO REACH CHILDREN BEFORE THEY DECIDE UNIVERSITY ISN’T FOR THEM

    WE NEED TO REACH CHILDREN BEFORE THEY DECIDE UNIVERSITY ISN’T FOR THEM

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    An article in today’s Guardian by Christopher Birchall recommends that : “To boost social mobility, universities need to start speaking to children from disadvantaged backgrounds at a younger age” https://www.theguardian.com/education/2018/oct/18/we-need-to-reach-children-before-they-decide-university-isnt-for-them Traditionally, universities looking to widen access have focused on secondary aged children preparing to take their next step in education. This is certainly an important…

  • OECD FORUM 2018 – RESKILLING: HOW DIFFICULT IS IT?

    OECD FORUM 2018 – RESKILLING: HOW DIFFICULT IS IT?

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    OECD Forum 2018: Reskilling: How difficult is it? The Forum Network, hosted by the OECD “Become who you are. Reskill and find your next job!” Such is the promise of a reskilling company. With increasing automation, “60 million to 375 million individuals around the world may need to transition to new occupational categories by 2030.…

  • CAREERS GUIDANCE AND ACCESS FOR EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROVIDERS

    CAREERS GUIDANCE AND ACCESS FOR EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROVIDERS

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    Today the DfE published updated versions of the statutory guidance for schools on careers guidance and access for education and training providers and guidance for further education colleges and sixth form colleges on careers guidance. The updates include: More information on new requirements/expectations that were introduced in September 2018: for schools and colleges to publish information about their…

  • Education Committee Chair writes to Chancellor on further education funding

    Education Committee Chair writes to Chancellor on further education funding

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      Robert Halfon MP, Chair of the Education Committee, has written to the Chancellor of the Exchequer to highlight the stark disparity between funding for pre- and post-16 education and urge the Government to ‘look very carefully’ at the core level of funding for FE ahead of the Budget and Spending Review. In the letter  181015 –…

  • AI IS A DOOR TO PRODCTIVITY GAINS, BUT DATA LITERACY HOLDS THE KEY

    AI IS A DOOR TO PRODCTIVITY GAINS, BUT DATA LITERACY HOLDS THE KEY

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    Andy Cotgreave, Technical Evangelist and Senior Director, Tableau https://www.fenews.co.uk/featured-article/20724-ai-is-a-door-to-productivity-gains-but-data-literacy-holds-the-keys The report below by Andy Cotgrave for FE News warns of a potential skills shortage and also highlights the growing call for data literacy. Productivity is a very British problem. According to the latest figures from the OECD, us Brits are among the hardest workers in Europe,…

  • COLLEGES TO MARCH ON PARLIAMENT IN FUNDING PROTEST

    COLLEGES TO MARCH ON PARLIAMENT IN FUNDING PROTEST

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      https://feweek.co.uk/2018/10/12/colleges-to-march-on-parliament-in-funding-protest/ Up to 3,000 people are expected to march on parliament on Wednesday 15th October  to demand more funding for colleges. The march for FE, organised by the University and College Union in partnership with the National Union of Students and the Association of Colleges, is the main event taking place during Colleges Week,…

  • ROUTES TO HIGH-LEVEL SKILLS

    ROUTES TO HIGH-LEVEL SKILLS

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    Incentivising even closer working between universities, colleges, and employers would bring significant benefits to our economy says University UK. This report calls for the National Careers Service in schools and colleges to do more but this vital careers support service for young people disappeared when contracts ended in September 2018. https://www.universitiesuk.ac.uk/policy-and-analysis/reports/Pages/Routes-to-high-level-skills.aspx According to a new…

  • UTCs: ARE THEY DELIVERING FOR YOUNG PEOPLE AND THE ECONOMY?

    UTCs: ARE THEY DELIVERING FOR YOUNG PEOPLE AND THE ECONOMY?

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        A new report by the Education Policy Institute undertakes a detailed analysis of University Technical Colleges (UTCs). https://epi.org.uk/publications-and-research/utcs/ Introduced in 2010, UTCs offer education to 14-19 year olds, with a strong focus on technical education. They are sponsored by universities and supported by employers. At present, there are 50 of this school type open in…

  • Ofsted INSPECTORS TO MOVE AWAY FROM EXAM RESULTS FOCUS

    Ofsted INSPECTORS TO MOVE AWAY FROM EXAM RESULTS FOCUS

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    Ofsted chief inspector Amanda Spielman says the focus on performance data has narrowed what is taught in schools. She said, in a speech in Newcastle today, “inspections had placed too much weight on exam results”. There is now a growing expectation that Ofsted may inspect careers education and guidance in England’s schools and colleges under…