How college budgets are being wasted
Budget reductions are still high on the agendas of the college staff I meet and work with. The magnitude of cuts being imposed on colleges…
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Creating a college environment that works
Stuart Wesselby, principal of Tresham College of Further and Higher Education, discusses the need for education facilities to mirror the commercial world if they are…
What might educating for the future look like?
Education is quite different now compared with back in 2014. Like most public spaces, the college building is more like a community hub. A multi-functional…
Why change needs to come from the sector
Everywhere you turn at the moment the education sector seems to be talking about learning technology. From the hype around MOOCs through to news of…
FE reacts to Budget 2014
The Government pledged £190 million in new funding to boost Apprenticeships as part of its 2014 Budget. George Osborne, the chancellor, outlined £170 million for…
Creating a productive adult training system
If the “ultimate” value that we are striving to achieve is about creating prosperity – in economic terms “better Gross Value Added” (GVA) by a…
Our countrywide view on education and training
Earlier this month, the Education and Training Foundation held a two day Board residential at Chesterfield College. We are committed to meeting at various venues…
An alternative way forward for Apprenticeships
In 2013 the Government consulted on three different options for funding Apprenticeships. None of these options received the full support of employers or the support…
Is the next Mark Zuckerberg in Blackpool?
Computeach released findings on the top 50 emerging techie towns and cities in the UK today to gain more insight into the nation’s interest and involvement…
How apprenticeships help bridge the STEM skills gap
Following National Apprenticeship Week, I was interested to read a recent report by CBI highlighting that over a third of businesses are struggling to recruit…