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Tackling social injustice through NCFE’s partnership with the Helena Kennedy Foundation

By Shahida Aslam, Shahida Aslam, Friday 09 June 2017

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The further education sector plays a vital role as the engine room of social mobility, nurturing talent which is often overlooked by traditional academic routes. Through our role as a charity anchored in the further education sector, we’ve had the privilege of supporting more than 1,500 talented students who’ve overcome significant barriers to achieve their goal of progressing to University.

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General Election – what happens next?

By Andrew Gladstone-Heighton, Policy Leader, Friday 09 June 2017

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Well, what a night. When the exit polls were announced a 10pm, it was a shock to us all - the General Election has resulted in a ‘Hung Parliament’.

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ESIF - still in the dark

By Paul Turner, Futures Leader, Thursday 01 June 2017

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The main parties have published their manifestos and it's interesting to see the focus on schools, technical education and wholesale funding reviews.  Unfortunately, there is no mention or detail on the issue of replacing ESIF. Yes, I know that manifestos are top level, headline grabbing documents, but just a few days ago even the Welsh Government was talking about more EU millions funding investment to support communities and individuals.

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Manifestos - missing the point?

By Andrew Gladstone-Heighton, Policy Leader, Tuesday 30 May 2017

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The general election has come at an interesting time. The uncertainty of Brexit, weakened wage growth and the need to upskill our domestic skills base are just some of the challenges that we currently face as a nation. Amid all of this, education reform is once again a high profile item in the various major parties’ manifestos.

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UCL to highlight NCFE and Campaign for Learning report on reforming technical and professional education

By Michael Lemin, Policy and Research Manager, Thursday 25 May 2017

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This evening, University College London’s Centre for Post-14 Education and Work will host a seminar to highlight the recent NCFE-sponsored report, “Reforming Technical and Professional Education: Why should it work this time?”, which was published with the Campaign for Learning and written by independent policy consultant Mick Fletcher. As UCL Honorary Research Fellow, Mick Fletcher will lead the seminar, and it will be chaired by Professor Martin Doel. The aim of the session is to further explore the implications of the Post-16 Skills Plan and reform of technical and professional education.

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