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Nov 4, 2024 | 
nationalworld.com | Fraser Whieldon
Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.com and on Freeview 262 or Freely 565Visit Shots! nowDartford MP Jim Dickson MP visited Leigh UTC earlier this month where he had the opportunity to meet key figures from local businesses, educational leaders, governors, and students. The visit on Friday 18 October aimed to highlight the unique collaboration between Leigh UTC and local employers, as well as the vital role the UTC plays in shaping the future workforce.
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Oct 16, 2024 | 
northamptonchron.co.uk | Fraser Whieldon
Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.com and on Freeview 262 or Freely 565Visit Shots! nowMore Northants students will have the opportunity to progress onto careers in technology and digital infrastructure after a Silverstone school cut the ribbon on a new Amazon Web Services (AWS) Digital Futures Lab.
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Sep 30, 2024 | 
yorkshirepost.co.uk | Fraser Whieldon
Two Doncaster MPs discussed apprenticeships and a new school for the city during a breakfast with 25 employers at Doncaster UTC yesterday. Two Doncaster MPs discussed apprenticeships and a new school for the city during a breakfast with 25 employers at Doncaster UTC yesterday.
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Sep 17, 2024 | 
bucksherald.co.uk | Fraser Whieldon
Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.com and on Freeview 262 or Freely 565Visit Shots! nowAylesbury’s new MP was impressed by the “enthusiasm, skills and knowledge" of students on a visit to the town's UTC yesterday. Laura Kyrke-Smith MP was given a tour of Aylesbury UTC, including its health and social care suite and digital design facilities, by principal Joe Dunckley and representatives of the UTC’s support body, the Baker Dearing Educational Trust.
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Sep 13, 2024 | 
northamptonchron.co.uk | Fraser Whieldon
Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.com and on Freeview 262 or Freely 565Visit Shots! nowRachel Reeves MP made her first school visit as Chancellor of the Exchequer to Silverstone University Technical College (UTC) recently to mark Amazon’s announcement of an £8 billion investment in new UK data centres.
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May 20, 2024 | 
feweek.co.uk | Billy Camden |Fraser Whieldon
More from this theme Recent articles A troubled US education technology giant that raked in at least £5 million from the UK government to deliver skills bootcamps has left the flagship scheme in “the best interests of students”. 2U landed a multi-million pound contract in October 2022 to deliver front-end web development bootcamps to thousands of adults in England through its subsidiary edX Boot Camps (UK) Limited.
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May 18, 2024 | 
feweek.co.uk | Anviksha Patel |Shane Chowen |Fraser Whieldon
More from this theme Recent articles Every college governor and governance professional is aware that there is some flexibility in governance arrangements among the regulatory and legal musts. But when is it right to make use of that flexibility? And how? Colleges that are performing well don’t typically pursue it, though there is a compelling case for those seeking elusive ‘Outstanding’ judgements to consider governance innovations.
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May 14, 2024 | 
feweek.co.uk | Jess Staufenberg |Fraser Whieldon
More from this theme Recent articles As far back as 1996, the question was being already asked: why is research invisible in further education? In his seminal article, Geoffrey Elliott identified specific barriers, including the absence of a research tradition, undervaluing the links between research and practice, an unsupportive climate, and the absence of a model for research in our varied sector.
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May 10, 2024 | 
feweek.co.uk | Billy Camden |Fraser Whieldon
More from this theme Recent articles A US firm that enticed the Department for Education into handing over £5 million to deliver skills bootcamp training despite having no employees in England has been censured by Ofsted. edX Boot Camps (UK) Limited, a subsidiary of American education technologies giant 2U, has put more than 2,000 adults through a front-end web development bootcamp in just 18 months.
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May 5, 2024 | 
feweek.co.uk | Jess Staufenberg |Fraser Whieldon
More from this theme Recent articles Last weeks’ article by Catherine Gray in these pages shows the importance of research is recognised ever more widely in the sector. Twenty-seven years ago, when the Learning & Skills Research Network (LSRN) was founded, only a small band of enthusiasts and a few larger colleges were engaging with it and little infrastructure existed to support it. Things have improved, but there’s a way to go.
