Tag: Further Education FE
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FUNDING FOR CAREERS PROVISION IN ENGLAND’S SCHOOLS: IN SERIOUS DECLINE
Report: National Survey of School Leaders and Careers Professionals by Dr Deirdre Hughes on behalf of Careers England in association with NAHT and Jules White, Headteacher Tanbridge House School and Leader of the Worthless? campaign. National Survey of school leaders and careers professionals On the 12th November 2019 at the national Careers England Summit, London…
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TEN YEAR PLAN NEEDED TO FIX BROKEN SCHOOL AND COLLEGE SYSTEM
19 July 2019 The Government must fix the broken education funding system, commit to a multi-billion cash injection for schools and colleges and bring forward a strategic ten-year education funding plan, say the Education Committee in its report on school and college funding. Read the report summary Read the conclusions and recommendations Read the full report: A…
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EDUCATION SECRETARY ACCUSES 23 UNIVERSITIES OF UNETHICAL PRACTICES – TRAPPING STUDENTS INTO ACCEPTING OFFERS
Reported in the i newspaper today “More than 20 universities have been accused by the Education Secretary of using “unethical” admission practices that are “trapping” students into accepting higher education places. Damian Hinds is writing to 23 named institutions warning that applicants are being “backed into a corner” to accept offers.” : https://inews.co.uk/news/education/education-secretary-calls-out-universities-over-unethical-admission-practices/ The Education…
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DFE: CONSULTATION ON QUALIFICATIONS
Consultation on Qualifications: Closing date 10 June 2019 DfE has published its consultation on Level 2 and below qualifications. This is mainly focused on young people but it also has significant longer-term implications for adults. Also, there important issues to be addressed regarding what happens if these qualifications are not made available for young…
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NEW REPORT FEEDING INTO NEW ZEALAND’S CAREER STRATEGY
Hidden Links, New Opportunities – New Zealand As the government agency responsible for careers, the Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) is tasked with supporting all New Zealanders to raise skills and aspirations to meet the demands of work, now and in the future. Around 1.2 million people in New Zealand start a new job each year…
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PROGRESS SLOWS IN CLOSING THE GAP BETWEEN THE MOST AND LEAST ADVANTAGED STUDENTS STARTING DEGREES
fe News has reported the second release of UCAS’ 2018 End of Cycle Report shows a record 19.7 per cent of young people classified as living in the most disadvantaged areas of the UK (POLAR4 quintile 1) were accepted through UCAS to start a course in September 2018. This is up 0.4 percentage points, and…
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UNIVERSITY LEAVES MEN IN SOME SUBJECTS ‘WORSE OFF’ THAN PEERS WITHOUT DEGREES
In today’s Independent it has been reported that more than 130,000 men are enrolling on university courses each year that leave them worse off in future earnings early in their careers than non-graduates as revealed in a new report by the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS). https://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/education-news/university-subjects-students-graduates-courses-degrees-higher-education-sam-gyimah-ifs-a8651046.html Male students studying one of seven university subjects – creative arts,…
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SKILLS NI 2018 LAUNCHED TODAY IN BELFAST
The 2018 Skills NI event was today launched in Belfast , beginning with a business breakfast meeting sponsored by the CBI. https://broadcastdownload.precise.co.uk/assets/175639/ASGandPartners_BBC1NorthernIreland_07.11.2018_18.44.mp4 https://prospectsevents.co.uk/our-events/skills-northern-ireland/northern-ireland-2018/ Deirdre Hughes addressed the forum, comprising 80+ leaders from a wide variety of business backgrounds. She presented the main findings from a survey of young people in Northern Ireland before meeting with…
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EDUCATION COMMITTEE QUESTIONS EDUCATION UNIONS AND SCHOOL AND COLLEGE LEADERS
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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FREE HANDBOOK : ENHANCING THE QUALITY OF CAREER GUIDANCE IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS
A free handbook has been published which features insightful information on international practice in Enhancing the quality of career guidance in secondary schools. https://www.dropbox.com/s/zrv7tbysszxygbj/Handbook-Sultana-final%20version.pdf?dl=0 The handbook was produced by Professor Ronald Sultana of the University of Malta. An interesting read.