Ideas and practical solutions to transform education
Education is not keeping pace with the changes in society, with the way young people learn and live their lives, and with the needs of the modern economy. This is a forum for collaboration, ideas generation, and practical solutions to this problem
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VTCT takes heed of Ofsted success
According to a new Ofsted survey, colleges achieving best practice in the hair and beauty therapy sector are specialist awarding body VTCT centres. "We are extremely pleased to work with these centres – all of which are setting a positive and first rate example of practice within hair and beauty training by supporting students in striving for distinction," said Nic Robinson, VTCT director of business development. The survey investigated common features among colleges ...Concerns grow over LSC staff shortages
Concerns are mounting over the £7bn transfer of 16-19 education as it has emerged local authorities will not receive the full extent of Learning and Skills Council (LSC) staff's expertise and skills. The Greater London region is to see a large number of LSC vacancies, and councils will be transferred vacancies as opposed to staff if roles remain unfilled. Local authorities say this will result in fewer expert commissioning staff than is needed for the transfer to run smoothly. &qu ...East Berkshire College receives good review in Ofsted report
East Berkshire College has been judged as consistently good by Ofsted following a week-long inspection in May. The report, which is published today, says: ‘This is a good college with good capacity to improve’, ‘teaching and learning are good’ and ‘educational and social inclusion are outstanding’. Principal Jean Robertson said: "We are delighted with Ofsted’s findings. They recognised that the learners’ experience and success is ...Two years on for the Skills Pledge, by LSC chairman Chris Banks
Last month we celebrated the second anniversary of the Skills Pledge, an initiative which has had unprecedented success since its first launch. In two years, over 16,295 employers, ranging from FTSE companies to Government departments to SMEs have made the Pledge and today, over 6.3 million people are covered by the Skills Pledge. These numbers have exceeded our targets because businesses and employers are increasingly recognising that training carries huge benefits not only for them, bu ...Ofsted round-up - This week: Good results from three colleges
East Berkshire College, Berkshire Summary of grades awarded: Effectiveness of provision Good: Grade 2 Capacity to improve Good: Grade 2 Achievement and standards Good: Grade 2 Quality of provision Good: Grade 2 Leadership and management Good: Grade 2 Equality of opportunity Good: contributory grade 2 Sector subject areas: Health, social care and early years Satisfactory: Grade 3 Engineering and motor vehicle Good: Gr ...Education is not keeping pace with the changes in society, with the way young people learn and live their lives, and with the needs of the modern economy. eCapacity has been formed as a uniquely new approach to tackling these issues. We want to collect all the best ideas for transforming the education system, and test and refine them for the benefit of the most vulnerable young people and adults in society.
As a start, this website will provide a forum for collaboration, ideas generation, and practical solutions.
contact eCapacity at: info[at]eCapacity.co.uk
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Barnfield College in Luton will be launching the UK's first Studio School in September this year, providing 14-19 year-old learners with a unique mix of learning and work experiences. For more on this ground breaking initiative see here, and the blog on this site.
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HOW I GOT THE DISSERTATION HELP TO GET MY DISSERTATION AAPROVED !!!
This is an appreciative letter to thank the people who provided pin-point and professional dissertation help at the time when I was totally disappointed and had braced myself to meet the disaster regarding my PhD degree. It was the worst time of my life when I even thought of my dissertation disapproval.
I was busy working and handling my social life. You can say that I was hanging in bala… Continue
Posted by suzzane donald on January 20, 2009 at 9:12am
Can online education change how we learn?
I am new to eCapacity. I just wanted to introduce myself. My name is David and I work for Knowledgeocity.com which is an online training company. What we aim to do is provide busy people a professional learning experience online without having to take months worth of courses and spending thousands of dollars. Courses are taught by college professors and accredited industry experts which is like having your own private tutor at your house. My goal for telling you guys about this… Continue
Posted by David Wang on December 17, 2008 at 6:20pm
Microsoft giant shares his vision for the future in education IT
An interesting contribution, courtesy of the LSN and the LSDA Northern Ireland Conference, from Microsoft on modern young people and their learning styles.
Microsoft giant shares his vi
Posted by John Popham on August 14, 2007 at 9:20am
How to Bring Our Schools Out of the 20th Century
It's a little bit out of date now, but I found this thought provoking article from Time Magazine, which I think is just as pertinent to the UK education system as it is to that in the US.
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How to Bring Our Schools Out of the 20th Century
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Posted by John Popham on July 27, 2007 at 9:39am — 1 Comment
first floor: A new creative space for young people in leeds
Here's a potentially exciting venture offering a radically different and engaging approach to education.
What do you think?
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Next year West Yorkshire Playhouse will open a brand new arts space in Leeds dedicated to young people. Facilities will include large visual and pe
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