Sentences with phrase «further education colleges»
Further education colleges refer to educational institutions that offer a wide range of courses for students who have completed their compulsory education. These colleges provide educational opportunities beyond high school and help individuals acquire new skills or qualifications for their future careers. Full definition
A group advising Labour is calling for a tougher line on teaching standards in further education colleges.
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Most providers are independent training providers, 82 per cent of which are either good or outstanding, but local further education colleges run programmes too.
The proportion of good or outstanding general further education colleges has declined from 77 % in 2015, to 71 % this year.
It would support collaboration between further education colleges and between the further education and higher education sectors.
It will recommend giving control of education budgets to prison governors, letting them bring in new providers — whether further education colleges, academy chains, free schools or other specialists.
Some 22 primary schools, 11 secondary schools and one further education college took part in the research programme, involving 84 teachers and more than 3,000 pupils.
This has put both sixth - form colleges and further education colleges under considerable financial pressure.
Like further education colleges, sixth - form colleges can sponsor academies as independent external organisations, but under the rule change they will be able to form and head their own trusts.
Since a high proportion of universities have announced fees above this level, these places could be taken by an expanded private sector or courses provided through further education colleges.
He heads to his local further education college, and soon joins a colourful cast of scooter - riding outsiders who are looking for a brighter future.
In time, this is expected to include the development of the learning company model, which sees students at further education colleges immersed in real - world, commercial operations as an integral part of their studies.
It's possible to study at postgraduate level without going to university, as some companies, professional bodies and a limited number of further education colleges also have courses for postgraduates.
He has recently been involved in matters raising a wide variety of EU law issues, including the implementation of the common agricultural policy; the compatibility with EU law of a residency requirement for entitlement to tuition fee support, a minimum price for alcohol, and plain - packaging for tobacco products; the designation of special areas of conservation under the Habitats Directive; and the compatibility of religious further education colleges with the Equal Treatment Directive.
The Department for Education is concerned that some schools are blocking further education colleges from speaking to pupils, in order to promote their own sixth forms.
Lecturers at further education colleges across Scotland have announced more details of a planned series of strikes.
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One of the largest further education colleges in England is celebrating what could be the most spectacular turnaround in the sector in recent years.
Further education colleges need the resources to enable them to provide the education and training needed to train our future nurses, engineers and construction workers.»
Funding from the EEF is available to any organisation working in schools and other educational settings, such as further education colleges, mainstream primary and secondary schools, special schools, early years settings, charities, local authorities, academy chains, universities, social enterprises and businesses.
Plans for a new further education college to train the next generation of world - class engineers to work on the construction of High Speed 2 (HS2) have been unveiled today (14 January 2014).
Canvas by Instructure (NYSE: INST), the open online virtual learning environment (VLE), has made successful inroads into the UK Further Education College sector.
On her trip to Blackpool Greening visited the South Shore Fire Station to meet young people who are benefitting from the Prince's Trust Team programme, which helps unemployed 16 - to 25 - year - olds to get into work or training, as well as meeting staff and students of Blackpool and The Fylde College (B&FC)- one of the UK's leading further education colleges.
«For further education colleges looking to encourage students to pursue their interests in engineering and technology, the best way is to provide opportunities to see engineers in action.
Hartlepool College was recently named the top further education college provider of apprenticeships in the North East and second in the country and we couldn't be happier to continue advocating the benefits of taking on young people while they learn.
«Some schools and colleges, including university technical colleges, studio schools and further education colleges which cover key stage 4, start educating pupils from the beginning of key stage 4, partway through the 5 - year period covered by Progress 8.
«Employers, universities and further education colleges care about students» performance in the core maths, English and science GCSEs.
We are also supporting the development in Haringey of Ada, the National College for Digital Skills, a new specialist further education college focused on computing.
The Transition movement emerged from the work of Permaculture educator, Rob Hopkins, and his students at the Kinsale Further Education College in Ireland.
The University of Bath was responsible for overseeing degree courses at certain further education colleges, including Swindon College.
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At the Awards ceremony, Ashden's Founder Director Sarah Butler - Sloss said: «We are delighted to see such a broad range of school winners — from a small rural primary school with just 97 pupils to a large further education college with over 14,000 students.
Mr Hunt said there needed to be more focus on vocational education with support for further education colleges and apprenticeships in industry.
We work with Further Education colleges across the UK who are looking for lecturers and other roles on a temporary, long term or permanent basis.
The policy was developed and is reviewed annually by the CEIAG coordinator and his / her line manager (assistant / vice principal) based on current good practice guidelines including Careers guidance and inspiration - Guidance for general further education colleges and sixth - form colleges (Aug 2014) and Careers guidance and Inspiration in schools - Statutory guidance for governing bodies, school leaders and school staff (April 2014).
Deterred from going to university by the fees, she opted instead for a school leaver's programme with Be Wiser Insurance, earning # 18,000 a year to train and study for insurance qualifications at her local further education college in Basingstoke.
In a series of promises reminiscent of Labour's stream of initiatives last week, the Tories are promising 50,000 annual work pairing placements, 100,000 additional apprenticeships and training places per year, 50,000 additional training places at further education colleges and an expansion of the government's Young Apprenticeship (YA) scheme.
«Further education colleges need the resources to provide the education and training needed to train our future chefs, restaurant and hotel staff, nurses, engineers and construction workers.
«I want to ask the Secretary of State about something that I hope he will agree is very important in ensuring that people have training and skills in the recession, which is the role of further education colleges.
And since improving our education system is the best investment in a competitive economy, I am today committing # 270m to fund improvements in further education colleges and one billion pounds to expand good schools and build 100 new free schools and academies.
Place change request outcomes will inform the place numbers in further education college, commercial and charitable provider, and academy 16 to 19 student number statements, issued from the end of January 2016; and 2016 to 2017 general annual grant statements for academies and free schools, issued from February 2016.
Further education colleges in some of these other areas is something the Government should also consider.
The chancellor's extra # 20 million to support further education colleges in delivering T Levels is a good thing, but it's not a huge sum and it will require more than money to really send out the message that a technical education is not an inferior route.
«It reveals a lot about Michael Gove's priorities that he has found time to meet with News Corps executives 21 times since he became education secretary - including meeting Rupert Murdoch on seven separate occasions - but in his first seven months in the job he didn't manage to visit a single sixth form college, further education college or special school,» said shadow education secretary Andy Burnham.
School days I went to the local secondary school and carried on at the Further Education college.
This total consists of: • 124 higher education institutions • 25 further education colleges • 55 school - centred initial teacher training (SCITT) providers.
The government is especially keen for sixth - form and further education colleges to sponsor schools, believing this could help encourage the most disadvantaged pupils to stay in education.
«I also aim to ensure that our universities and further education colleges are at the beating heart of innovation in our economy and core to the promotion of social mobility.»