@NickLinford

Founder of Lsect, FE Week, Schools Week and ADI. Author of apprenticeship funding guide, U8s girls rugby coach, Zwifter & proud dad to Daniel, Thomas & Jessica

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📢My new website and service📢 I'm very pleased to announce that ADI officially launched today, and includes analysis of the @educationgovuk apprenticeship data published this morning. apprenticeshipdata.co.uk Please take a look and register for free ADI updates.
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🎟️Free ticket scheme | Round 2 🎟️ Applications are now being accepted. Open to all state-funded schools and FE College in the UK. Free tickets are limited and intended to support organisations with restricted budgets. Apply before 7 April. educationfest.co.uk/tickets/…
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FE Week@FEWeek17 Mar 2023
The chancellor’s 'returnerships' scheme has been slammed as 'all spin and no substance' after the government confirmed it will only be a marketing brand to signpost older workers to existing courses feweek.co.uk/hunts-returners…

Hunt’s ‘returnerships’ are just marketing, DfE admits

The announcement is 'all spin and no substance'

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Lou Doyle@LouiseMesma15 Mar 2023
Have to say, this was a beautifully done room #AACAwards @FEWeek at the ICC.
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AAC Apprenticeship Awards winners 2023 revealed feweek.co.uk/aac-apprentices…

AAC Apprenticeship Awards winners 2023 revealed

Glittering ceremony in Birmingham saw 20 awards handed out for exceptional work in the apprenticeship sector.

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AAC Apprenticeship Awards winners 2023 revealed feweek.co.uk/aac-apprentices…

AAC Apprenticeship Awards winners 2023 revealed

Glittering ceremony in Birmingham saw 20 awards handed out for exceptional work in the apprenticeship sector.

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Exclusive: This morning the @IFAteched CEO announced that only half of the apprenticeships in line for an 'accelerated' funding increase are still in the process. We find out what's going on (and have the list of what's in and what's out) #FEWeekAAC feweek.co.uk/half-of-apprent…

Half of apprenticeships in scope for 'exceptional' funding review opt-out

IfATE chief ‘disappointed’ more apprenticeships couldn’t be targeted

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FE Week@FEWeek14 Mar 2023
Providers' dashboards should be updated in early April with some more data - but there's still more to do, and should be taken really seriously, @NickLinford says
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Looking forward to a busy few days of speeches, workshops, awards dinner and catching up with friends at the @FEWeek Annual Apprenticeship Conference. #FEWeekAAC
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We’ve had our first ADI wireless charing stand winner. Amy from @Be_HSDC. apprenticeshipdata.co.uk/sof… #FEWeekAAC
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Super excited to launch the ADI software at the @FEWeek Annual Apprenticeship Conference today at the ICC in Birmingham. Supporting apprenticeship providers with the new Accountability Framework. We’ll be exhibiting too! apprenticeshipdata.co.uk/sof…
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FE Week@FEWeek13 Mar 2023
⭐ Almost every apprenticeship provider has an average employer feedback rating of ‘good’ or ‘excellent’, FE Week can reveal #FEWeekAAC feweek.co.uk/employer-and-ap…

Employer and apprentice feedback ratings for providers revealed

FE Week has obtained the list of every provider's rating for the first time

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Good evening, Birmingham. Team @FEWeek here in force for #FEWeekAAC kicking off tomorrow @BillyCamden @jason_noble89 @jessjanehill
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Super excited to launch the latest version of the ADI software at the @FEWeek Annual Apprenticeship Conference tomorrow at the ICC in Birmingham We’ll be exhibiting too! apprenticeshipdata.co.uk/sof…
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FE Week@FEWeek12 Mar 2023
'This is not skills for life; it is teaching to a test' - @RemitTraining chief executive, Susan Pittock feweek.co.uk/functional-skil…

Functional skills are not fit for the purpose of qualifying apprentices

Functional skills are an off-putting part of the apprentice experience and the whole curriculum needs a complete rethink to put that right, says Susan Pittock

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Great to visit Darlington College @DarlingtonFE yesterday to see their incredible new T Level facilities - from virtual reality to robotics to electric vehicle engineering. Young people in the North East are getting the opportunity to prepare for the jobs of the future!
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No, Nick. It isn't.
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Is this really so hard to understand?
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Nick Linford retweeted
FE Week@FEWeek9 Mar 2023
Exclusive: The launch of four new flagship T Levels due to begin in September 2023 have been delayed due to quality concerns, FE Week understands feweek.co.uk/keegan-delays-l…

Keegan delays launch of new 2023 T Levels

Quality concerns have been found in 4 of the courses due to be rolled out from September

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Yup, Nick has certainly been hunting down 'MBA apprenticeships' for a while now, and rightly so....
Nick Linford@NickLinford9 Mar 2023
If you’ve seen the @Independent story today on apprenticeship MBAs (using @Tom_Richmond analysis), it’s not like it should surprise anyone. I reported this as editor of @FEWeek in 2020 feweek.co.uk/mba-apprentices…

MBA apprenticeship to live on despite attempt to axe

“If the most valuable vehicle for a level 7 senior leader programme remains an MBA qualification, then we would be keen to include it”

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