http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/education-22596033
By Sean Coughlan BBC News education correspondent
6 hours ago
A third of students going to university come from FE colleges. There are calls to raise teaching standards
A group advising Labour is calling for a tougher line on… Continue reading
Compulsory work experience will be reintroduced in schools under a Labour plan to get teenagers ready for the jobs market, the Daily Telegraph has learnt.
The party is planning to reverse a Government decision to make two-week work placements… Continue reading
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Small businesses in Cumbria are missing out on the benefits of apprenticeships, according to research commissioned by Barclays Bank.
This shows that 26 per cent of businesses in the north west… Continue reading
http://www.recruiter.co.uk/news/2013/05/retail-technology-apprenticeships-for-john-lewis/
Retailer John Lewis will recruit more than 100 apprentices for its 2013-14 Retail Apprenticeship programme.
In recognition of the growing importance of technical innovation to retail, the retailer will also launch a technology apprenticeship. In its first year, the… Continue reading
http://edudemic.com/2013/04/wdwdt-a-new-app-that-keeps-teachers-students-parents-in-sync/
There’s a new classroom messaging app that goes beyond your typical mobile classroom app. It’s called WDWDT (stands for What Did We Do Today?) and is a messaging service custom-built for students, parents, teachers, and others to stay… Continue reading
From FE News
Monday, 20 May 2013 00:00
The benefits of adult and lifelong learning have been championed extensively, and much has been written about the significant and positive impact on individual learners, their families, communities, workplaces and society… Continue reading
Friday, 17 May 2013 15:14
As LSIS’s time draws to an end I wanted to highlight how the sector has benefited from our services.
First of all there are the annual events we have provided such as the Governance… Continue reading
Matthew Hancock MP for West Suffolk and Minister for Skills, visited manufacturing giant Marshall of Cambridge to be updated on the work the company is undertaking and to be briefed particularly on its many and varied training initiatives.
He… Continue reading
The London borough of Lewisham was out with intent to party on Wednesday night (May 15th) with the community celebrating the success of more than 50 apprentices as part of its Apprenticeship Framework scheme.
Hosted by the mayor of… Continue reading
http://rogerfrancis.wordpress.com/2013/05/15/two-cheers-for-traineeships/
By Roget Francis
Last week, the government published its long-awaited plans for the much hyped Traineeship programme, designed to provide a new path into the workplace for the nearly 1million young adults who are currently classified as GREETs (Getting… Continue reading
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