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The value of work experience

By , Thursday 22 October 2015

Schools and businesses want to see the return of compulsory work experience for pupils, a new poll has shown. The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) polled over 3000 business owners, with 82% agreeing that it should be mandatory for all pupils under 16 to be offered work experience placements. 79% of those surveyed said work experience was necessary in order to equip young people with the skills they need to succeed in the workplace. Similarly, 73% of schools, colleges and universities supported the calls to make work experience compulsory in schools again.

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Addressing mental health with PSHE

By , Tuesday 22 September 2015

PSHE was a hot topic throughout the election build-up, and the subject is back in the news as an Association of Teachers and Lecturers study shows the number of schoolchildren with mental health issues has risen. The main concerns for young people are stress – particularly over their futures – anxiety, low self-esteem and body image, relationships with friends and bullying. It’s estimated that over 80,000 children and young people suffer from depression.

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Transitioning from school to FE

By , Friday 11 September 2015

As the new academic year begins, you’ll have a new influx of fresh-faced school leavers embarking on the next stage not only of their education, but also of their life. College is going to be completely new to these learners, so how can you support them in making the successful transition from school to Further Education? Whether your new learners are taking A Levels, a Traineeship, an Apprenticeship, or another vocational option, it’s important to understand what their aims and ambitions are. However, many young people are still confused about what they want to do after leaving education, and it’s vital they’re supported with making that choice throughout their education.

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Long live vocational study

By David Grailey, Chief Executive, Monday 07 September 2015

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Welcome back! I wanted to start this first newsletter of the year by recapping on the last academic year. Despite the mounting pressures on your Key Stage 4 curriculum and timetables, it is great to see so many of you continuing to offer a broad range of vocational qualifications in schools. Last year alone we saw over 10,000 pupils registered on our V Cert qualifications with thousands more registered on our broader range. This demonstrates the continued value in having subjects that appeal to different learning styles whilst providing hands on practical insight into subjects and topics.

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Improving careers advice

By , Thursday 16 July 2015

The Careers and Enterprise Company, set up by the government to support careers provision for 12-18 year olds, will be launching a new “on-the-ground” programme in time for the new academic session, aiming to link up schools and employers. The employer-led venture, independent of the government, was launched in 2014 to “transform the provision of careers education and advice for young people and inspire them about the opportunities offered by the world of work.” It also aims to educate young people on their wide range of options in their post-school education and their career, preparing them for life after school.

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Looking forward to summer

By David Grailey, Chief Executive, Wednesday 17 June 2015

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It’s that time when the academic school year begins to draw to a close – I’m sure you’re all looking forward to a well-earned break over the summer. However, the hiatus doesn’t need to mean a break from learning altogether and in fact provides a great opportunity to run short qualifications with relatively low Guided Learning Hours, which can help get your pupils ready for life and work and educate them on important Personal, Social and Health Education (PSHE) topics.

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Policy Corner - 21 May 2015

By Andrew Gladstone-Heighton, Policy Leader, Thursday 21 May 2015

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The Sector speaks in the FE & Skills Survey and funding is key issue (p4/5) - The news for this week is dominated by the findings of the FE Week FE & Skills survey, which finds the key concerns from people in the sector are funding, the volume of change and workload, English and maths and the ‘broad direction of travel for the sector.’ 90% of respondents were concerned about levels of funding, both for individuals and institutions, while 92% were concerned about the pace & volume of changes, and 96% were concerned at perceived levels of external bureaucracy.

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Employability after school

By , Tuesday 19 May 2015

With the nature of the current economic climate, it’s not enough for school leavers to simply be equipped with academic skills; your pupils need to be ready to enter the world of work, and that’s something that academia alone can’t teach. The starting point of a successful career is a good CV, but many pupils don’t know where to start. The NCFE Level 1 Award in CV Writing (600/3917/6) is the perfect introduction to writing a CV that’s suited to the learner , employer and their dream job. At 20 guided learning hours (GLH), it can be delivered alongside your existing curriculum, or even as a workshop outside of school hours.

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General Election - what's in it for schools?

By Andrew Gladstone-Heighton, Policy Leader, Wednesday 22 April 2015

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Over the last few weeks the manifestos for the UK national parties have all been released. So we wanted to give you a round-up of the key points potentially impacting schools and secondary education. Of course this is just a snapshot and with many pundits saying that this election is going to close, (some commentators stating a 91% chance of a hung parliament at present) coalition (or supply and confidence) relationships between parties could be highly likely which means many of the points outlines below could be up for negotiation. Conservatives

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Supporting Year 11 achievement

By Kevin Gill, Marketing Projects Leader, Tuesday 21 April 2015

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To have performance points all qualifications must have external assessment…right? Well not quite. Did you know that we also offer a small number of existing non V Cert Level 1 qualifications that are 100% portfolio based? This means that for this year’s Year 11 pupils there is still time to deliver these qualifications for the 2015 performance tables.

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