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FE in Wales: a brief history

Mark Ludlam wrote 7 months ago: Anyone needing a quick history of further education governance in Wales since incorporation could do … more →

Tags: History, fforwm, Webb Review, Governing Bodies

£8.9m for Further Education in Wales

Mark Ludlam wrote 8 months ago: Deputy Minister for Skills John Griffiths today announced an additional £8.93 million for Further Ed … more →

Tags: College(s), Funding, Sixth Forms

Call to halt 14-19 education plans

Mark Ludlam wrote 1 year ago: BBC Website 26.11.08 The whole of the 14-19 agenda for Wales was thrown in to doubt again this morni … more →

Tags: College(s), Funding, Skills that work for Wales, Transforming Education, Further Education, Wales

Call to be made for training collaboration

Mark Ludlam wrote 1 year ago: By Moira Sharkey, Western Mail, 6.11.08 A conference with the theme “Skills Working for Wales … more →

Tags: Inspections, Skills that work for Wales

Invest in FE for a long-term high rate of return

Mark Ludlam wrote 1 year ago: John Graystone By John Graystone, Western Mail, 23.10.08 John Graystone, the Chief Executive of ffor … more →

Tags: fforwm, Funding

Colleges Across Wales Collaborate Online

Mark Ludlam wrote 1 year ago:   As many of you may now be aware, fforwm, the FE employers organisation in Wales,  have now establi … more →

Tags: Management, College(s), fforwm

A minister's view: John Griffiths

Mark Ludlam wrote 1 year ago: Western Mail, 25 September 2008 John Griffiths John Griffiths,  the Deputy Minister for Skills in th … more →

Tags: Skills that work for Wales

Transforming Education and Training Provision in Wales

Mark Ludlam wrote 1 year ago: A new document emerged from the Welsh Assembly Government last week: Transforming Education and Trai … more →

Tags: Lifelong Learning, Vocational Education, Basic Skills, Widening Participation, work based learning, Webb Review, Skills that work for Wales

Skills That Work For Wales

Mark Ludlam wrote 1 year ago: Skills that Work for Wales Two much anticipated documents for the FE sector were released by the Wel … more →

Tags: Lifelong Learning, work based learning, Webb Review, Skills that work for Wales

FE Funding: political battle hots up

Mark Ludlam wrote 1 year ago: Yale College As the reality of the new funding settlement for FE colleges in Wales begins to bite, p … more →

Tags: Management, College(s), Funding

Briefing Wales March 2008

Mark Ludlam wrote 1 year ago:   Tomorrow is the first day in May and only now am I bringing to your attention March’s Briefi … more →

Tags: College(s), Inspections, Webb Review

Fforwm: John Graystone

Mark Ludlam wrote 1 year ago:  Western Mail, 3.04.08  John Graystone the Chief Exectuive of fforwm looks back at the last 15 years … more →

Tags: College(s), fforwm

Teens reject leaving age of 18

Mark Ludlam wrote 1 year ago: By Peter Kingston, The Guardian, 25.03.08 A survey by the Prince’s Trust reveals that students … more →

Tags: Widening Participation

Wales neglects gifted pupils

Mark Ludlam wrote 1 year ago:                                I discovered this story on the Edukey website only this week despite … more →

Tags: Webb Review

Learning and skills quango to be axed

Mark Ludlam wrote 1 year ago:   By Peter Kingston, The Guardian, 17.03.09  The Learning and Skills Council (LSC), the biggest of t … more →

Tags: Vocational Education, England

Estyn praises FE sector

Mark Ludlam wrote 1 year ago: The state of further education in Wales is in good health according to Dr. Bill Maxwell, HMI Chief I … more →

Tags: College(s), work based learning, Inspections

Framework for Intervention in Further Education Institutions

Mark Ludlam wrote 1 year ago: The Welsh Assembly Government are seeking views on the proposed framework for the Welsh Assembly Gov … more →

Tags: Management, College(s), Inspections

Nuffield report critical of "business" approach to further education

Mark Ludlam wrote 1 year ago:   The educational aims of young people are at risk of becoming overshadowed by the need to provide a … more →

Tags: Vocational Education, Teaching

Might snobbery put off learners?

Mark Ludlam wrote 1 year ago:  BBC Website 01.02.08                 Mike Baker of the BBC argues that the row over young people be … more →

Tags: work based learning


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