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European Social Fund – we’re here to help

By Lindsay Plumpton, Communications Leader, Tuesday 20 October 2015

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In the midst of uncertainty around the new round of ESiF contracts, NCFE is here to provide support. We’re ready and waiting with a range of curriculum solutions to help you meet the new funding criteria.

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Sleeping rough for The Prince's Trust

By , Tuesday 13 October 2015

7 brave NCFE colleagues swapped their home comforts for sleeping rough outdoors on Friday night to raise money for The Prince’s Trust. Our fearless staff braved the cold October weather and slept overnight in the open air at Quorum Business Park in order to raise vital funds for, and awareness of, The Prince’s Trust. The sponsored sleep rough night was just one of the activities within a wider fundraising challenge, as NCFE’s Shine team are taking part in the Million Makers entrepreneurial fundraising challenge. The challenge requires teams to make £10,000 from an initial £1,500. All proceeds go straight to The Prince’s Trust charity.

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The changing landscape of Further Education

By Michael Lemin, Policy and Research Manager, Friday 02 October 2015

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Now is a time of great change for everyone in educational and skills. The Conservatives gained an outright majority in May’s general election, and no longer have to make compromises with their coalition partners. It's therefore perhaps no surprise that the government have used the summer to announce huge reform in education and skills. The big surprise in the summer budget this year was the introduction of an Apprenticeship levy on large employers. This is intended not only to ensure adequate funding, but to incentivise employers to take on and train apprentices. It appears to be a response to evidence put forward in Prof. Alison Wolfs’ report, Fixing a Broken Training System: The case for an apprenticeship levy, which was released a week earlier.

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The value of distance learning

By , Thursday 24 September 2015

As some centres report that the number of learners taking their A Levels online has increased, are we finally accepting distance learning as a viable learning option? Interhigh Sixth Form College’s Director of Development, Jacqueline Daniell, has said that they offer A Level courses online because of funding cuts to sixth forms. The centre has actually increased its subject offering; “the supply has become less but the demand is just the same. We are looking to help those students out really,” stated Daniell.

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Cuts continue to bite Sixth Form Colleges

By Kevin Gill, Marketing Projects Leader, Thursday 24 September 2015

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The Sixth Form Colleges Association recently released its 2015 funding impact survey report, with 72 of the 93 sixth form colleges in England taking part. With some Sixth Form Colleges losing up to a third of their funding between 2011 and 2016, the results of the survey highlight just how much sixth form college management and staff are feeling the financial pressure of continued funding cuts.

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