14-19 Education - 14-19 support services from LSN Solutions (LSN, 20 July 2007)
The LSN Solutions' 14-19 experts have designed a suite of training and consultancy solutions to bring staff up to date on the latest 14-19 agenda issues and to support staff, organisations and consortia.
14-19 Education - Universities have Diploma doubts(BBC, 27 July 2007)
Fewer than four in 10 university admissions officers see the vocational Diploma as a "good alternative" to A-Levels, a survey suggests.
Apprenticeships - Peers seek more apprenticeships (BBC, 20 July 2007)
More young people who do not want to go to university should be encouraged to take up apprenticeships, a group of peers has said.
Further Education - Living in interesting times (Education Guardian, 24 July 2007)
No sector has seen more changes this year than further education. Mira Katbamna finds out how it's been.
Higher Education - NUS: A tip-off on top-ups (Guardian Unlimited, 30 July 2007)
Opinion piece: Students are increasingly having to choose their higher education according to a financial return on investment. This will increase the divide between liberal learning and vocational training, says Gemma Tumelty, president of the National Union of Students.
Higher Education - Where the grass is greener(Education Guardian, 31 July 2007)
How do you stop young people deserting a deprived area? Opening a university could be the first step.
Leitch - Sector response to Leitch implementation(FE News, 21 July 2007)
Mixed reaction to Government's skills plan. The Government's Leitch implementation plan has received a mixed response from across the industry.
Regional - First stop South Yorkshire for new Secretary of State (DIUS, 24 July 2007)
John Denham, Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, took an early opportunity to visit the region yesterday when he came to South Yorkshire to tour Sheffield Hallam University.
Skills - Our ill-trained youth will kick Britain out of the economic elite(Telegraph, 21 July 2007)
Say the word "apprentice" and many of us think of the cheesy reality TV show. But not so long ago becoming an "apprentice" was a source of genuine pride for huge numbers of school leavers.
Skills - Tuning into the world (TES, 27 July 2007)
From Bangor to Bangalore, City & Guilds is going global to find good skills training. A new research body intended to gather information about good skills training worldwide is being set up by City & Guilds.
Skills - Business letters (Times Online, 29 July 2007)
Opinion piece: In his column "Our real poverty is in a lack of skills", David Smith argued last week that the real solution to inequality lies not in higher taxes for the rich and more state financial support for the poor but in investment in the workforce, writes Karl Parkinson, Chairman of Computeach International.
Skills - Skills scheme restrictive - MPs(BBC, 1 August 2007)
A scheme to encourage employers to take more responsibility for training their staff has been criticised by MPs.
Skills - MPs call for overhaul of skills training scheme (Education Guardian, 2 August 2007)
MPs are urging the government to rethink its flagship Train to Gain scheme to boost skills in the workforce - just one year after it was launched.
