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Policy Corner - 17 April 2014

By Andrew Gladstone-Heighton, Policy Leader, Thursday 17 April 2014

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Each week I’ll be sharing my summary of what’s been reported in the education media (looking at publications such as FE Week and the TES). Would very much welcome your thoughts and comments on any of the news stories mentioned! Traineeship figures ‘deeply disappointing’

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Countdown to the General Election

By Andrew Gladstone-Heighton, Policy Leader, Friday 24 January 2014

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Firstly, a Happy New Year to you all. It’s quite interesting to note as we start 2014, we’re only 15 months or so away from the next General Election.

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The ‘Whitehead Review’ of vocational qualifications

By Andrew Gladstone-Heighton, Policy Leader, Friday 08 November 2013

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Nigel Whitehead, UKCES Commissioner, has published his recommendations regarding the future of vocational qualifications. The review provides a vision and strategy, looking at how we can ensure that vocational qualifications are valued as worthwhile investments, enabling individuals to progress in their careers and employers to grow their businesses and improve their competitiveness. The review states that vocational qualifications should be relevant to individuals and employers, affordable, matched to skills needs, rigorous, and based upon a robust future-looking occupational standard.

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England’s young people near the bottom of the basic skills global league table

By Andrew Gladstone-Heighton, Policy Leader, Wednesday 09 October 2013

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Influential think tank the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has released the results of its recent skills survey of adults in the wealthier economies of the world… and the outcome for England gives cause for concern. The survey warns that in England, adults aged 55 to 65 perform better than 16 to 24 year olds at foundation levels of literacy and numeracy (it’s the only country in the developed world where the generation approaching retirement is more literate and numerate than the youngest adults). Out of the 24 nations surveyed, young adults in England rank 22nd for literacy and 21st for numeracy.

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Headlines from the Party Conference Season

By Andrew Gladstone-Heighton, Policy Leader, Thursday 03 October 2013

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In direct contrast to last year, Apprenticeships and the ‘Skills Gap’ are very much at the forefront of political thinking at the moment, as a solution to the 1 million + unemployed young people. They’ve been discussed more this conference season than ever before! Terms like ‘parity of esteem’ between vocational and academic qualifications, and ‘employer input and ownership’ are on the lips of politicians across the traditional political divide.

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