Effective student complaint investigations – an essential guide
Students are more aware of their rights than ever before and do not hesitant in making formal complaints if they feel they have not been…
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New funding to improve apprenticeship applications
A £450,000 fund has been created by the National Apprenticeship Service for the improvement of apprenticeship applications. The Apprenticeship Application Support Fund, which will be…
A tale of summer holiday learning
The concept of teachers as learners features regularly in debates about professional development, and I am always interested to hear about teachers’ and trainers’ voluntary…
Why colleges need national coverage
A few years back, I ran a training workshop for a group of PR and marketing officers working in FE colleges on how to generate…
FE staff also need emotional support during results season
FE and HE staff were once again on hand to provide emotional support to students receiving their all-important A-level results yesterday, as they were also…
Leadership College appoints first project director
LSIS’ Leadership College initiative has appointed its first director to steer the best practice project towards its September 2013 launch. Craig Crowther, currently managing director…
Most businesses will develop talent rather than making redundancies for the rest of 2012, new survey reveals
The majority of UK businesses are not planning to make redundancies for the remainder of 2012 despite the current economic gloom, according to a new…
Teenagers choose Pricewaterhouse Coopers over Higher Education
Assurance, tax and consultation organisation Pricewaterhouse Coopers (PwC) has seen increased interest in their schemes from this year’s school leavers, with application numbers five times…
Localism works – but we need leadership
London 2012 has been a showcase for the best of Britain, not only in terms of the fantastic performance of our Olympians but also in…
Government review paves way for simplified teacher training qualifications
The government has announced plans to reassess teacher training qualifications to create a more simplified system. The review, which will be led by the Learning…