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Young people from all over Newcastle and the north east are looking forward to quizzing Members of the European Parliament (MEPs), on the European Union (EU) issues that are important to them.
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Date of article: 23/06/2009
LSN’s Big Debate is a unique event in the post-16 education calendar, bringing expert speakers together with practitioners and stakeholders to debate a key issue in a lively and stimulating format.
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Date of article: 17/06/2009
A group of ten media students from Guildford College were awarded first prize in a national citizenship film making competition called ‘Look at it this way’, the Learning and Skills Network’s (LSN) citizenship and learner voice short film competition.
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Date of article: 06/05/2009
Continuing professional development (CPD) is increasingly seen as an essential driver in raising the standards of teaching and learning in post-16 education and training.
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Date of article: 01/05/2009
Recently there has been a rise in the number of mergers among further education (FE) colleges. This has been against a background of changes to the structure and the role of the FE sector.
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Date of article: 27/04/2009
LSN hosted a presentation evening to launch a new report called UK employment and skills in a global recession by Tom Bewick.
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Date of article: 23/04/2009
The new Skills for Life core curriculum is set to make a real difference to the lives of trainers and teachers who support adult learners.
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Date of article: 19/03/2009
Generator, the technology improvement leadership tool for FE and Skills has been launched. This new online tool is available to all colleges and learning providers in the FE and skills sector.
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Date of article: 17/03/2009
Further education students made their voices heard on a national stage last night, at an awards evening to celebrate the winners of ‘Look at it this way’, the Learning and Skills Network’s Citizenship short film competition.
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Date of article: 13/02/2009
We are a nation of ‘two halves’, divided at the age of 16 into those who achieve five or more ‘good’ GCSEs and those who do not, according to a new publication on widening participation in higher education.
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Date of article: 09/12/2008
The phrase ‘Employability Skills’ has increasingly cropped up in speeches from august platforms, appeared in titles of conferences, peppers publications urging more effort for and by UK plc and formed the title of an increasing number of qualifications.
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Date of article: 27/11/2008
Three quarters of staff working in further education (FE) say jargon is common in the external communications they receive, according to new research by the Learning and Skills Network (LSN).
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Date of article: 31/10/2008
A conference for Tutorial Managers and Practitioners with the aim of sharing good practice and raising standards in tutorial provision across Further Education, will be held on Wednesday 26th November 2008 at the Hilton Hotel, Victoria Quays, Sheffield.
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Date of article: 21/10/2008
The Learning and Skills Network (LSN) is happy to support the launch of the first ever Colleges Week event, to celebrate the role colleges play in unlocking talent in communities and transforming the lives of learners.
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Date of article: 16/10/2008
Triple science is seeing a resurgence in popularity, with a sharp rise in the number of entries for GCSEs in biology, chemistry and physics this year.
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Date of article: 04/09/2008
Employers are struggling to find young people with the right skills for work, suggests new research by the Learning and Skills Network (LSN).
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Date of article: 02/04/2008
As the demands on post-16 education continue to grow, so do the demands on the sector’s leaders and managers. The Learning Skills Network is helping learning providers respond to these demands through the launch of its Leadership and Management Unit.
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Date of article: 13/03/2008