Extend the 5​.​5% Pay Increase To Further Education Staff - Sign the Petition! chng.it/FrzwMTSynv via Change.org UK

It is vital we have the staff in colleges to train people for the skills this country needs. We need equal pay for post 16 staff whatever the setting in which they teach. Association of Colleges (AoC) David Hughes CBE

1/ 3 As a committed College of Sanctuary, BHASVIC welcomes asylum seekers and refugees. We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive community, offering dedicated courses for students in English as a Second or Other Language (ESOL) within Brighton & Hove.

What a way to complete an Olympic final Amber Anning! A PB and a national record. Couldn’t have done more. 👊🏻

Two bronze medals🥉for ex BHASVIC student Amber Anning at #OlympicGames What a total inspiration! Congratulations Amber! #TeamGB

“It is clear that the English Baccalaureate has had a devastating effect on creative arts & technology subjects … The EBacc must be scrapped and more done to champion the importance of subjects that have been sidelined”: well said, Pepe Di’Iasio ASCL: shorturl.at/Cr17l

Excellent article. 1. What will 150k students do without BTECs? 2. How will colleges afford pay rises without the funding schools get? Colleges close attainment gaps & deliver social mobility, plus the skills and professionals needed for economic recovery. theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Top advice, both metaphorically and horticulturally...

I think Brighton sold out first, didn’t it? Should we feel privileged to be The Rest Is Politics purists, with just Alistair and Rory, or should we be sulking about being left out from a visit by The Mooch and Katy K? #TRIPLIVE ALASTAIR CAMPBELL Rory Stewart

Lots of people talking about place at the moment. Here’s an example of ‘place’ being shaped for the better through civic leadership. Let’s do more of this. Nicola Noble Liz Robinson Leora Cruddas CBE Sean Harris FCCT @VarndeanSJBaker William Baldwin @BHASVICteaching CNCS Ms Jarman

Big week for the Chancellor, hoping it might be a good week for colleges. After 14 tough years, they need something in the #Budget24 to show that the next decade will be about HM Treasury investing for people, communities, fair economic growth

To say post-16 education has been decimated is, if anything, an understatement, as this report explains. Govt education policy has been crackers for as long as I can remember. It's time to put education at the heart of the economy. If we don't, we'll all suffer...

‘When it comes to closing the gap between low-income and wealthier families, in 20 years, we’ve made almost no progress at all’: Sam Freedman reflects on the past two decades of school reform in a new report tes.com/magazine/analy…

Some haven't liked the term 'decimation' used by Sam Freedman- as he says it is accurate on 16-18 funding. But overall college income drop since 2010 is 3 times worse (30%) & for adults it is 6 times worse (60%). Not sure of the words for that - unbelievable? Criminal? #LoveOurColleges

Very proud of this blog from our director of programmes Deb Perry, delving into BHASVIC's new co-chair model for board governance with help from the co-chairs themselves and William Baldwin @BHASVICteaching. Practical and inspiring. sixthformcolleges.org/1412/blog-6/po…

The NI increase for colleges is around £25m to £30m, so £300m is a lot more than needed for that, about 4.5% increase on overall college turnover. So a bigger % increase for colleges than schools

"It gives me hope that there will be a better, longer term investment plan set out in the spring 2025 spending review to ensure that colleges can thrive and make an even bigger impact in coming years." - David Hughes CBE responds to today's budget announcement. aoc.co.uk/news-campaigns…

After #Budget2024 still tbc how support for employer NI costs will operate, how £300m revenue funding will be used and what the capital settlement means for SFCs and 16-19 academies. You can read our Budget submission in full here: sfcawebsite.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/docume…

Members at BHASVIC, Brighton, striking over pay this morning #PayUp2024 BBC South East BBC Sussex BBC Hampshire & Isle of Wight Daniel Kebede National Education Union

"This Government have created a divide in our sector where academised colleges have access to funding, and the other colleges don’t." On Thursday, members and General Secretary Daniel Kebede told us why it's so important that sixth form teachers aren't forgotten.