As the elections draw closer, the competition between the main three parties continues to increase. Below is a summary of the Conservative, Labour and Liberal Democrat plans for further education from their manifestos. Conservative Manifesto £1.8bn capital investment for FE colleges £3 billion National Skills Fund - We will [...]
This week marked the 3rd annual Inspirational Women Conference by App4England. The conference celebrates and empowers women from all backgrounds by providing a platform for them to share stories from their lives and careers. bksb have continually been strong advocates for the conference and this year Harvinder Atwal, Managing Director at bksb, was a keynote speaker. [...]
This week, the bi-yearly WorldSkills event took place in Kazan, Russia. Over 1,300 young professionals from 63 countries and regions gathered to compete in over 50 skills from hairdressing to mobile robotics. https://twitter.com/worldskillsuk/status/1167141480730939397 The event received immense support as more than a quarter of a million people gathered to watch the WorldSkills Kazan closing [...]
Ofsted posted its annual report and accounts for 2018/19 last week. The watchdog missed its FE inspection target by 10% as only 287 out of 323 inspections were carried out. In response to the FE inspection target, the new accounts state that providers: “opening, merging or closing subsequently can change the number [of inspections] delivered and internal targets [...]