Transforming Further Education Conference: 15 June 2016
Monday 4th April 2016
Transforming Further Education: Change in a Challenging Environment
QEII Centre, Westminster
15th June 2016
Government plan to introduce area reviews because they believe that major reform of post-16 education and training is now necessary. This reform must address the significant financial pressures on institutions, including a declining 16 - 19 population and the need to maintain very tight fiscal discipline in order to tackle deficits. For many, part of the solution will be to merge with other FE institutions, a process that in itself will need to cover many business disciplines and...
Friday 12th September 2014
The 157 Group of FE Colleges has welcomed the launch today by the Deputy Prime Minister of IPPR North’s report Decentralisation Decade.
Dr Lynne Sedgmore CBE, executive director of the 157 Group, said, “Further Education College leaders have their...
Wednesday 10th September 2014
The 157 Group has responded to the publication today of the National Careers Council’s report, Taking Action: Achieving a culture change in careers provision, release today.
Lynne Sedgmore CBE, executive director of the 157 Group, said, “This report...
Wednesday 10th September 2014
The 157 Group has responded to the publication today of Ofsted’s survey of the implementation of study programmes for 16 to 18 year-olds.
Lynne Sedgmore CBE, executive director of the 157 Group, said, “Coming, as this survey does, less than one year...
Monday 8th September 2014
The 157 Group is encouraged by several key messages on education and skills included in People and Prosperity, the CBI’s ‘business vision for a better Britain’, released today, 8 September.
Dr Lynne Sedgmore CBE, executive director of the 157 Group...
Monday 8th September 2014
The 157 Group has welcomed some of the key commitments in the Liberal Democrats’ pre-manifesto, published today.
Lynne Sedgmore CBE, executive director of the 157 group, said, “It is good to see included in this document the commitment to...
Thursday 4th September 2014
The 157 Group has responded to the publication today (Thursday 4 September) of Closing the Divide, part of the Centre for Social Justice’s ‘Breakthrough Britain’ project.
Dr Lynne Sedgmore CBE, executive director of the 157 Group, said, “Today’s...
Wednesday 3rd September 2014
The 157 Group has welcomed today's report from the National Audit Office analysing the impact of recent Department for Education policy on the participation of 16-18 year-olds. Dr Lynne Sedgmore CBE, executive director of the 157 Group, said, "At...
Thursday 28th August 2014
The 157 Group has welcomed the publication today of Robbins Rebooted, a pamphlet from Shadow Skills Minister Liam Byrne MP outlining Labour party thinking on the future of Further and Higher Education.
Dr Lynne Sedgmore CBE, executive director of...
Wednesday 20th August 2014
The 157 Group has responded to today’s focus on apprenticeship schemes by the government and pointed out the key role that Further Education Colleges play in enabling young people to access these high-quality programmes.
Dr Lynne Sedgmore CBE,...
Monday 18th August 2014
The 157 Group has responded to a speech on education by the shadow secretary of state, Tristram Hunt MP, at Microsoft’s London headquarters.
Dr Lynne Sedgmore CBE, executive director of the 157 Group, said, “It seems that the Labour...
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